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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. When do Aviv and Bapu begin corresponding?

2. Who is Bhargavi's daughter?

3. Who told the man who saved Naomi to wait to tell his story?

4. How old was Florida's great-grandmother when she died?

5. Where was Bhargavi living when she seldom left the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aviv describe Florida, Naomi's mother?

2. What does Naomi know about the circumstances of her own birth?

3. What does Laura Delano think of herself when Aviv first introduces her in Part IV?

4. What had Naomi always felt was incompatible with being a Black woman?

5. What is Naomi Gaines looking for, according to Aviv, when the reader meets her?

6. What does Laura do when she is 25?

7. What does Naomi's family begin to notice about her after the birth of her twins?

8. Why does Florida weep when recounting her education?

9. What does Naomi do after being in "segregation" for a while?

10. Why does Laura decide to go off of her medications?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As an adult, how does Aviv come to view her time in treatment for anorexia when she was a very young child? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What connections does Aviv draw between Naomi's and Bapu's lives and illnesses? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Aviv describe the culture in which Bapu is raised, marries, and begins to deteriorate, from a mental health point of view? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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