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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Danticat share a bunk bed with in Joseph's house?
(a) Liline.
(b) Granme Melina.
(c) Bob.
(d) Marie Micheline.

2. Which politician does Joseph admire in the 1950s?
(a) Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
(b) Baby Doc Duvalier.
(c) Papa Doc Duvalier.
(d) Daniel Fignole.

3. Who is Tante Denise's mother?
(a) Granme Melina.
(b) Marie Micheline.
(c) Tante Zoe.
(d) Granme Liliana.

4. When does the American Consulate write to Joseph requesting that Danticat and Bob undergo a physical to see if they can travel to the United States?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1978.

5. Why does Marie Micheline's husband take her away from Bel Air?
(a) She asked him for more money to run the household.
(b) She told him she wanted to have another baby.
(c) She spoke to the man who was the father of her baby, asking him to admit she was his.
(d) She told him she wanted to leave him.

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

7. Where do Joseph and Denise build their first house?
(a) The Northern countryside in Haiti.
(b) A neighborhood near Port-au-Prince harbor.
(c) The Southern countryside in Haiti.
(d) Bel Air.

8. Who asks Danticat's father, Mira, if he has enjoyed his life?
(a) Bob.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Karl.
(d) Danticat.

9. Which book does Danticat cherish as a child?
(a) Madeline.
(b) Frog and Toad.
(c) Winnie the Pooh.
(d) Fancy Nancy.

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

11. What does the man at the American consulate say to Danticat that she thinks is terrible?
(a) Let us hope you both survive the treacherous journey.
(b) You will probably never see Haiti again.
(c) You are now free to be with your parents, for better or for worse.
(d) Your Uncle will be terribly sad to see you go.

12. What does Danticat's mother make for her before she leaves for the United States?
(a) 5 new paintings.
(b) 3 pairs of new shoes.
(c) 10 new dresses.
(d) A month's worth of food.

13. What was the name of Joseph's and Mira's mother?
(a) Lorvana.
(b) Melania.
(c) Melina.
(d) Lilliane.

14. When do Danticat's parents reappear in Haiti again after leaving her with Joseph and Denise?
(a) September 1978.
(b) May 1981.
(c) October 1976.
(d) June 1980.

15. Where does Danticat move to in the early 2000s?
(a) Boston.
(b) Miami.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Brooklyn.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When does Danticat find out she is pregant?

4. Where does Danticat go with her father before his doctor's appointment in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?

5. How long after Danticat's father leaves for the United States does her mother follow him?

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