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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Danticat's father give her on her second day in the United States?
(a) A fountain pen.
(b) A typewriter.
(c) A phone.
(d) A notebook.

2. What device does the doctor give Joseph in 1983?
(a) A hearing aid.
(b) A tape recorder.
(c) A transcription machine.
(d) A mechanical voice box.

3. What do some of the young men of the neighborhood demand of Joseph to make amends for what they think are his crimes?
(a) They demand that he pray for them.
(b) They demand all the drugs and medical supplies he has.
(c) They demand exorbitant amounts of money to cover the funeral costs of the neighbors who were shot by the riot police and UN soldiers.
(d) They demand that he smuggle them out of the country.

4. Where does Danticat take Joseph for his medical exam in 1983?
(a) Mount Sinai Hospital.
(b) Cooks County Hospital.
(c) Kings County Hospital.
(d) A Haitian herbal clinic.

5. Which of Danticat's brothers immediately hugs her when she arrives in the United States at the family's apartment?
(a) Nick.
(b) Karl.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Bob.

6. How much money does Joseph have with him when he is detained in the United states in the fall of 2004?
(a) About 3,000 U.S. dollars.
(b) About 20,000 U.S. dollars.
(c) Just over 1,000 U.S. dollars.
(d) About 10,000 U.S. dollars.

7. What does Joseph carry under his arm when he visits Mira in the hospital in 2004?
(a) Flowers.
(b) An oxygen tank.
(c) A pack of cigarettes.
(d) A Bible.

8. Who decides to go into Bel Air and help get Joseph to safety in the fall of 2004?
(a) Bob.
(b) Tante Zi.
(c) Mira.
(d) Maxo.

9. Why does Aristide leave office less than a year after being sworn in in 1991?
(a) He is challenged and beaten in a democratic election by an opponent.
(b) He is ousted in a military coup.
(c) There is a corruption scandal and he is forced to resign in disgrace.
(d) He is ill and must step down.

10. What do the neighborhood gangs and the neighbors do to Joseph's house?
(a) Paint it with graffiti.
(b) Burn it down.
(c) Load it with filth so it is uninhabitable.
(d) Loot it.

11. What earlier historical tragedy does the asylum system and process sometimes remind Danticat of?
(a) WWII.
(b) WWI.
(c) Slavery.
(d) The Civil War.

12. How many letters does Danticat write on her typewriter to Uncle Joseph?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) A dozen.
(c) One.
(d) Thousands.

13. Who is the neighbor that Joseph hears was thrown off the roof for trying to save the church's generator from thieves?
(a) Betrand.
(b) Ferna.
(c) Mou Zoul.
(d) Gigi.

14. What do the neighborhood gangs do to Joseph's church?
(a) Take it over as their headquarters.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Bulldoze it.
(d) Mark it with graffiti.

15. What does Tante Denise die of?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A massive stroke.
(c) She is shot in the crossfire in the gang violence of her neighborhood.
(d) A heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What street does Danticat live on as a child in New York?

2. What kind of food does the Customs and Border Patrol personnel give to Joseph initially?

3. Where do Joseph and Maxo fly into in the fall of 2004 in the United States?

4. Who helps make the arrangements for Tante Denise's funeral?

5. Why does Joseph come to New York in the summer of 1983?

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