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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the head of the neighborhood gang threaten to do to Joseph if he can not come up with the money they are asking for?
(a) Cut his head off.
(b) Stab him.
(c) Poison him.
(d) Shoot him.

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

3. How does Joseph look different to Danticat when she meets him at the airport in 1983?
(a) He looks very thin.
(b) He looks ill.
(c) He looks taller and stronger.
(d) He has gained some weight and somehow looks shorter.

4. Where do Maxo and the rest of Joseph's family reluctantly leave Bel Air for in October 2004?
(a) Leogane.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Port-au-Prince.

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

6. What street does Danticat live on as a child in New York?
(a) Flatbush Avenue.
(b) Queens Boulevard.
(c) Flatiron Avenue.
(d) The Bronx Expressway.

7. What is the welcome meal that Danticat's parents cook for her and Bob when they arrive in the United States?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Pork roast.
(c) Rice and beans, fried plantains, and stewed chicken.
(d) Mustard greens, fried chicken, and grapes.

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

9. Where does Joseph go after leaving the first neighbor's house he takes refuge in in October 2004?
(a) Mira's house.
(b) A neighboring church.
(c) Maxo's house.
(d) Man Jou's house.

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

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

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

13. 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 smuggle them out of the country.
(b) They demand exorbitant amounts of money to cover the funeral costs of the neighbors who were shot by the riot police and UN soldiers.
(c) They demand all the drugs and medical supplies he has.
(d) They demand that he pray for them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Danticat's brothers immediately hugs her when she arrives in the United States at the family's apartment?

2. What does Tante Denise die of?

3. Why does Joseph tell U.S. immigration officials he is requesting asylum?

4. What earlier historical tragedy does the asylum system and process sometimes remind Danticat of?

5. Why does Danticat sense that Bob eats so much during their first dinner with their parents in the United States?

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