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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does an immigration agent tell Danticat that Joseph and Maxo were taken to in the fall of 2004 upon their arrival in the United States?
(a) Krome, a detention center.
(b) Ellis Island.
(c) A state prison.
(d) They were sent back to Haiti immediately.

2. What is Tante Denise known for wearing throughout her life?
(a) Elaborate wigs.
(b) Fake eyelashes.
(c) Only black clothes.
(d) Very high-heeled shoes.

3. Why do some of Joseph's neighbors turn on him so violently after October 24, 2004?
(a) They think he allowed the UN soldiers and riot police to shoot at neighborhood people from the roof of his church.
(b) They think he blackmailed a beloved teacher.
(c) They think he is stealing from the church's coffers.
(d) They think he sold information to the police.

4. What does Danticat think her bedclothes in the United States smell like?
(a) Citronella and vetiver.
(b) Chanel perfume.
(c) Moth balls.
(d) Soap.

5. How does Marie Micheline die?
(a) She dies in childbirth.
(b) She dies of cancer.
(c) She reportedly dies of a heart attack in the midst of a violent outbreak in her neighborhood.
(d) She is shot.

6. Who took Joseph and Maxo to the airport in Haiti in the fall of 2004?
(a) Ferna.
(b) Man Jou.
(c) Tante Zi.
(d) Anne.

7. What does Leone, Tante Denise's sister, say about the shooting outside Denise's funeral?
(a) Leone says Denise would have been horrified at the shooting.
(b) Leone wonders why there was shooting since Denise was neither in the military or the police force.
(c) Leone says the shooting is proof the neighborhood is unsafe now.
(d) Leone says the shooting was disrespectful.

8. Why does Danticat sense that Bob eats so much during their first dinner with their parents in the United States?
(a) He wants to please their parents.
(b) He has a glycemic disorder.
(c) He is very hungry from the flight.
(d) He never liked the food that Tante Denise had cooked.

9. What does the giant velvet painting in Danticat's childhood apartment depict?
(a) The Crucifixtion.
(b) The French Rvolution.
(c) The Last Supper.
(d) George Washington and the cherry tree.

10. Who is Tante Zi mourning when she wears white?
(a) Her husband, Nick.
(b) Her son, Marius.
(c) Her brother, Mira.
(d) Her mother, Lorna.

11. What is Danticat's husband's name?
(a) Fedo.
(b) Bob.
(c) Michael.
(d) Rafael.

12. What does Danticat's father have to say about having only children?
(a) Only children are vulnerable.
(b) Only children are spoiled.
(c) God did not make us with one eye.
(d) Only children are the happiest.

13. What does Joseph tell Mira that science is God's way of shielding?
(a) Progress.
(b) Miracles.
(c) Magic.
(d) Good will.

14. Which neighbor of Joseph's comes to his house to warn him he is in danger from the neighbors?
(a) Betrand.
(b) Anne.
(c) Tante Zi.
(d) Bob.

15. What does the quote that Danticat uses to start Part Two of the book say that a brother is born for?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Frienship.
(c) Adversity.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which airline does Danticat call in the fall of 2004 to try to get information about Joseph?

2. Who is the neighbor that Joseph hears was thrown off the roof for trying to save the church's generator from thieves?

3. Who is gathered in Joseph's house on the morning of October 24, 2004?

4. Which person was sworn in as president of Haiti in 1991?

5. What does Bob tell Kelly and Karl is really going on with him and Danticat?

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