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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the narrator’s job, in Between the Pool and the Gardenias?
2. What objection does Lamort’s grandmother make to the hibiscus she has brought home?
3. Where does Princesse make her drawing at the end of Seeing Things Simply?
4. What form does New York Day Women take?
5. What is Princesse’s involvement with the cock fight?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens at night at the burial ground?
2. How does the woman know when her son is asleep?
3. What kind of people typically stay in the Lamort’s grandmother’s hotel?
4. Who are the woman’s suitors?
5. What is the difference between night and day in Night Women?
6. What does Catherine say about the project of capturing the human form in art?
7. What is Princesse’s relationship with Catherine?
8. What are Princesse’s feelings about modeling nude?
9. What role do the angels play in Night Women?
10. What predicament is the woman in, at the end of Between the Pool and the Gardenias?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the difference between city and country in Krik? Krak!? How does Edwidge Danticat characterize each of these environments, and how does she define the differences that distinguish them?
Essay Topic 2
In what ways is Krik? Krak! relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are in play in the book, and how would the book contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book, that describe its contemporary relevance.
Essay Topic 3
Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
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