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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bob tell Mira about Joseph's mood when they had left Haiti?
(a) He said Joseph had seemed sad.
(b) He said Joseph had seemed indifferent.
(c) He said Joseph had seemed angry.
(d) He said Joseph had seemed happy.

2. How old is Danticat's father in 2004?
(a) 80.
(b) 60.
(c) 69.
(d) 75.

3. What does Danticat's mother say when she mishears something?
(a) What did the white man say?
(b) You must speak louder.
(c) Your voice has not reached my ear.
(d) Stop Mumbling!

4. 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) One of the neighbors.
(d) Tante Denise.

5. What age is Danticat when she moves in with Uncle Joseph and Tante Denise?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which politician does Joseph admire in the 1950s?

2. Why does Danticat's father lose his job on the day they arrive in the United States from Haiti?

3. What kind of record does Joseph listen to in 1978 as he gets ready for the day?

4. What does Danticat's brother Karl say when she tells him she is pregnant?

5. What does Bob do when he sees his mother for the first time in many years?

Short Essay Questions

1. What eventually happens with Marie Micheline's first husband, Pressoir?

2. Why was Danticat's father concerned about her move in 2002?

3. In the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?", what does the herbalist Danticat's father takes her to tell her about her health?

4. What does Danticat's brother Kelly recall when she tells him she is pregnant in the section titled "We're All Dying"?

5. What force does Uncle Joseph and Mira's father, Granpe Nozial, join in the early decades of the 1900s in Haiti?

6. How does Danticat react when she sees her pregnancy test is positive?

7. What scary story does Granme Melina tell the children in Joseph's house in the section titled "Good-bye"?

8. What does Marie Micheline say to Uncle Joseph when he comes to rescue her from Pressoir?

9. Who is the father of Marie Micheline's first baby and what is that person's reaction when confronted with the fact of the pregnancy?

10. What two opposite pieces of news does Danticat receive on the same day in early July 2004?

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