1. Why does Danticat's father lose his job on the day they arrive in the United States from Haiti?
(a) He could not take the physical labor involved in the job any longer.
(b) He asked his boss for a raise, and the boss had fired him.
(c) He had been wrongly accused of stealing from the company.
(d) He asked his boss if he could leave work early to pick his children up at the airport, and the boss had said no.

2. How did Danticat discover that U.S. officials determined the ages of some of the immigrants seeking asylum?
(a) By examining their teeth.
(b) By drawing blood.
(c) By taking X-rays of their bones.
(d) By asking them for their papers.

3. Why was Joseph's lawyer prevented from continuing his asylum hearing after he was taken to a clinic?
(a) He was told the hearing had been set for the wrong date in the first place.
(b) He was told Joseph would be deported now.
(c) He was told it was against the rules.
(d) He was told sick people had no rights.

4. What do some of the young men of the neighborhood demand of Joseph to make amends for what they think are his crimes?
(a) They demand all the drugs and medical supplies he has.
(b) They demand that he smuggle them out of the country.
(c) They demand that he pray for them.
(d) They demand exorbitant amounts of money to cover the funeral costs of the neighbors who were shot by the riot police and UN soldiers.

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