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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Joseph meet Denise for the first time?
(a) On the hills in Beausejour, Haiti.
(b) In the church in Bel Air.
(c) On the street in Brooklyn.
(d) In the markets of Bel Air.

2. 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.

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

4. What drug is Danticat's father prescribed that he decides not to take?
(a) Codeine.
(b) Tylenol.
(c) Oxycontin.
(d) Prednisone.

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

6. When does Uncle Joseph meet his wife, Tante Denise?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1932.

7. Who does Danticat's father run his car service with?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her Uncle Franck.
(c) Her Tante Zi.
(d) Her brother Bob.

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

9. Who does Uncle Joseph want Mira to marry before Mira meets Danticat's mother?
(a) A neighbor named Ferna.
(b) Marie Micheline.
(c) Tante Denise's sister Leone.
(d) A teacher named Christiana.

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

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

12. 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) She wants to leave Ruth with him.
(d) He has given birth to her by freeing her.

13. What does Danticat's brother Karl say when she tells him she is pregnant?
(a) He tells her he will help her raise the baby.
(b) He tells her it is the best news he has ever heard from her.
(c) He tells her she will never be on time for anything again and she will not sleep for a long time.
(d) He tells her to rethink her decision to have a baby.

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

15. 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 happy.
(c) He said Joseph had seemed indifferent.
(d) He said Joseph had seemed angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which book does Danticat cherish as a child?

2. Who asks Danticat's father, Mira, if he has enjoyed his life?

3. What does Marie Micheline name her baby?

4. How old is Danticat when she becomes pregnant for the first time?

5. What are some of the side effects of Danticat's treatment for her illness in 1980?

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