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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joseph name his church?
(a) The Christian Church of Redemption.
(b) The National Church of Haiti.
(c) Our Holy Mother of Port-au-Prince.
(d) The Savior of Bel Air.

2. What does Marie Micheline tell Joseph when he comes to free her from her husband?
(a) She can not come home with him.
(b) She will never be able to repay him.
(c) He has given birth to her by freeing her.
(d) She wants to leave Ruth with him.

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

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

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

6. What is one of Joseph's first symptoms of illness in 1977?
(a) His legs get weak.
(b) His voice begins to fail.
(c) He experiences muscle weakness.
(d) His appetite decreases.

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

8. What does Tante Denise do right before Danticat and Bob leave for the United States?
(a) Blesses them with holy water.
(b) Packs food for them to take on the airplane.
(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.

9. What do some of the cruel neighbors say to Joseph after his throat surgery?
(a) They tell him it is better that he can not talk.
(b) They call him cave neck.
(c) They ask how his wife can stand to still live with him.
(d) They tell him no one will ever love him again.

10. What does Danticat's brother Kelly remind her of when she tells him she is pregnant?
(a) That in high school, Danticat told him she never wanted to get married or have children so she could write her books.
(b) That she told him she always wanted to have twins.
(c) That she told him she always wanted to be a mother.
(d) That she told him she would move back to Brooklyn if she had a child.

11. What is Danticat's father's nickname, Mira, short for?
(a) Miranole, which is a traditional Danticat family name.
(b) Miracin, his middle name.
(c) Miracle, which is what his mother called him.
(d) Mirror, which her father was fascinated with as a baby.

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

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

14. What organization is Marie Micheline's husband a member of?
(a) The Macoutes.
(b) The biggest Christian church in town.
(c) The Aristide government.
(d) The resistance.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Danticat refer to her grandfather?

3. When does Danticat find out she is pregant?

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

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

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