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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. Who makes bush medicine for Agwe?

2. Why is Abeo at the shrine?

3. Why is Wasik suspended from work?

4. How does Wasik find Ismae one day when he comes home?

5. Who tells Ismae that Abeo was not in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who tells Serafine that Ismae is in the hospital?

2. What does Wasik threaten to do when Ismae is away?

3. How is Abeo during her first night at the shrine?

4. Who does Abeo see next to Mohammed, and what does she do to him?

5. What does Wasik ask Abeo one day in her bedroom?

6. What did Ismae's grandfather do?

7. What does Abeo know about Mohammed and vice versa?

8. What does the priest tell Abeo?

9. What makes Ismae realize that Abeo has been taken to the shrine?

10. What does Grandmother suggest Wasik do to save his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze the relationship between Taylor Adams and Abeo. What does Taylor do for Abeo, and why does she have such a lasting impact on her life?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine the motif of butterflies in the novel. Why butterflies? What about them is relevant to the concept of freedom (in this case, freedom from both physical and emotional captivity)? Use evidence from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of emotional healing from physical and emotional trauma?

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