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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) In the church in Bel Air.
(b) On the hills in Beausejour, Haiti.
(c) In the markets of Bel Air.
(d) On the street in Brooklyn.

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

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

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

5. What do the American doctors say in 1978 about Uncle Joseph's health problem?
(a) He will need multiple muscular surgeries to correct his paralysis.
(b) They need to do a biopsy on his throat tumor to see if it is cancerous.
(c) His arm will need to be amputated.
(d) He will need to take insulin the rest of his life.

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

7. Where does Tante Denise send Marie Micheline?
(a) The U.S.A.
(b) The United Kingdom.
(c) A distant, poor part of town.
(d) France.

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

9. 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 angry.
(d) He said Joseph had seemed sad.

10. What is Danticat's reaction to seeing her parents again for the first time in many years?
(a) She is angry at them.
(b) She does not recognize her father at first.
(c) She is indifferent to them.
(d) She is overjoyed to see them.

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

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

13. Who was secretly pregnant in 1974?
(a) Marie Micheline.
(b) Tante Zi.
(c) Danticat's mother.
(d) Tante Denise.

14. What does Danticat's brother Bob tell her about their mother's feelings on how Danticat reveals her pregnancy to her parents?
(a) She does not like how Danticat told them she was pregnant.
(b) She thinks Danticat should have kept the pregnancy secret for longer.
(c) She thinks Danticat should have told them of her pregnancy much earlier.
(d) She feels like Danticat should have made more of a formal announcement.

15. 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 tell him no one will ever love him again.
(c) They call him cave neck.
(d) They ask how his wife can stand to still live with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new barrier to their emigration do Danticat and Bob encounter during their six months of medical treatment in 1980?

2. Where does Danticat's brother Kelly live?

3. What was Marie Micheline studying in 1974?

4. Where does Danticat move to in the early 2000s?

5. Where does Joseph have his major throat surgery?

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