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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Danticat's brother Kelly live?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) California.
(d) Iowa.

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

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

4. What is Marie Micheline's husband's name?
(a) Pradel.
(b) Nick.
(c) Pressoir.
(d) Stephan.

5. What does Tante Denise do right before Danticat and Bob leave for the United States?
(a) Blesses them with holy water.
(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) Kisses them and runs into her room, unable to bear watching them leave.

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

7. Where does Joseph have his major throat surgery?
(a) In Los Angeles.
(b) In New York.
(c) In Port-au-Prince.
(d) In Cape Town.

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

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

10. What new barrier to their emigration do Danticat and Bob encounter during their six months of medical treatment in 1980?
(a) The United States bars all immigrants from Haiti.
(b) Danticat gets another illness.
(c) The Haitian government forbids anyone to emigrate.
(d) Mira loses his job, which he needs in order to be able to bring his children to the U.S.

11. What was Marie Micheline studying in 1974?
(a) Writing.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Nursing.
(d) Engineering.

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

13. What was Mira's first apprenticeship in Haiti?
(a) As an engineer.
(b) As a cobbler.
(c) As a blacksmith.
(d) As a tailor.

14. What were the shirts sent to Haiti from the U.S. in the 1960s called?
(a) Kennedys.
(b) Carters.
(c) Eisenhowers.
(d) Nixons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What age is Danticat when she moves in with Uncle Joseph and Tante Denise?

2. What was the name of Joseph's and Mira's mother?

3. Why does Danticat's father not want to take the medication the doctor has prescribed?

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

5. Who is Tante Denise's mother?

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