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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Danticat tell her parents she is pregnant?
(a) In a hospital waiting room.
(b) In the car on the way to the airport.
(c) At their house, over dinner.
(d) In a park.

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

3. Why are Tante Denise and Uncle Joseph so upset with the neighbors across the street in 1974?
(a) They made fun of Joseph's loss of voice.
(b) Their son, the father of Marie Micheline's baby, does not admit he is the father.
(c) They robbed them of some money.
(d) They skipped Melina's funeral.

4. What does Joseph do at Melina's funeral?
(a) He can not bear to be at the service so he waits outside.
(b) He writes a sermon for the priest to deliver.
(c) He sings a song.
(d) He mouths the word good-bye.

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

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

7. How long after Danticat's father leaves for the United States does her mother follow him?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 2years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 8 years.

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

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

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

11. 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) 1978.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1986.

12. What kind of record does Joseph listen to in 1978 as he gets ready for the day?
(a) A recording of Nina Simone.
(b) A recording of birdsong.
(c) An old Berlitz recording of English phrases.
(d) A recording meant to teach Spanish to foreigners.

13. What does Tante Denise do right before Danticat and Bob leave for the United States?
(a) Packs food for them to take on the airplane.
(b) Blesses them with holy water.
(c) Kisses them and runs into her room, unable to bear watching them leave.
(d) Gives them each letters for every day of the year they will be gone.

14. What does Marie Micheline name her baby?
(a) Mae.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Melina.
(d) Denise.

15. Why does Danticat's father not want to take the medication the doctor has prescribed?
(a) It makes him feel dizzy.
(b) He will fail his mandatory drug test for work if he takes it.
(c) He is afraid he will become addicted.
(d) It is too expensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Marie Micheline studying in 1974?

2. How old is Danticat's father in 2004?

3. How does Danticat refer to her grandfather?

4. What are Papa Doc's militia men called?

5. What is Danticat's reaction to seeing her parents again for the first time in many years?

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