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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What treat does Danticat remember getting on the street with Joseph when she was a child?
(a) Crepes.
(b) Churros.
(c) Ice sweetened with syrup.
(d) Grilled cheese sandwiches.

2. Who does Joseph often take with him on errands following his throat surgery?
(a) One of the children.
(b) One of his church congregants.
(c) Tante Denise.
(d) One of the neighbors.

3. What was Marie Micheline studying in 1974?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Nursing.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Writing.

4. What does Joseph name his church?
(a) The National Church of Haiti.
(b) Our Holy Mother of Port-au-Prince.
(c) The Christian Church of Redemption.
(d) The Savior of Bel Air.

5. What kind of car does Danticat's father pick her up from the airport in in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?
(a) A Lincoln Town Car.
(b) A Sonata.
(c) A Prius.
(d) A Corvette.

6. What disease does Danticat's father Mira suffer from?
(a) Liver Disease.
(b) Pulmonary Fibrosis.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Throat Cancer.

7. What is Danticat's reaction to seeing her parents again for the first time in many years?
(a) She is overjoyed to see them.
(b) She is indifferent to them.
(c) She is angry at them.
(d) She does not recognize her father at first.

8. What was Danticat's first experience of intense jealousy?
(a) Seeing her mother and Bob asleep, cuddled together, when Bob was a baby.
(b) Seeing how her father doted on her brother Bob.
(c) Seeing how Joseph seemed to prefer Marie Micheline to her.
(d) Seeing how her mother preferred all of her brothers to her.

9. What were the shirts sent to Haiti from the U.S. in the 1960s called?
(a) Eisenhowers.
(b) Carters.
(c) Kennedys.
(d) Nixons.

10. What does Marie Micheline tell Joseph when he comes to free her from her husband?
(a) She will never be able to repay him.
(b) She can not come home with him.
(c) He has given birth to her by freeing her.
(d) She wants to leave Ruth with him.

11. Who is Joseph's son that has moved back and forth between the U.S. and Haiti?
(a) Karl.
(b) Nick.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Maxo.

12. Which of Danticat's brothers live closest to their parents?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Karl and Kelly.
(c) Bob and Kelly.
(d) Karl and Bob.

13. When does Danticat find out she is pregant?
(a) Early July 2004.
(b) Mid-January 2001.
(c) Early August 2005.
(d) Late September 2011.

14. What does Tante Zi do when Danticat tells her about her and Bob's illness?
(a) She buys their medication.
(b) She steps away immediately.
(c) She tells the rest of the town.
(d) She hugs them harder.

15. What organization is Marie Micheline's husband a member of?
(a) The resistance.
(b) The Macoutes.
(c) The biggest Christian church in town.
(d) The Aristide government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joseph do at Melina's funeral?

2. What does Danticat's mother make for her before she leaves for the United States?

3. When does Uncle Joseph meet his wife, Tante Denise?

4. What does Liline say to Danticat and Bob when they leave for the United States?

5. Who does Uncle Joseph want Mira to marry before Mira meets Danticat's mother?

(see the answer keys)

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