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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is gathered in Joseph's house on the morning of October 24, 2004?
(a) His congregation.
(b) Foreign doctors.
(c) Many of Joseph's family members, including his son and grandchildren.
(d) His students.

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

3. What kind of food does the Customs and Border Patrol personnel give to Joseph initially?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Chocolate candy.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Chips and soda.

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

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

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

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

8. What is the name of Danticat's father's cab?
(a) A flowered cab.
(b) A checkered cab.
(c) A gypsy cab.
(d) A daisy cab.

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

10. How does Joseph convince Maxo to leave him there in his house after all the violence in October 2004?
(a) He tells Maxo the neighbors might be capable of killing the children.
(b) He tells Maxo he will follow in a month's time.
(c) He gives Maxo a large sum of money.
(d) He tells Maxo he had a terrible vision where Maxo is killed.

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

12. What story does Tante Denise tell Danticat the last time Danticat visits her in Haiti?
(a) The Snake and the Badger.
(b) The House With the Golden Windows.
(c) The Angel of Death and Father God.
(d) The Old Goat and the Young Ram.

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

14. Where does Joseph stay when he first flees his house in October 2004?
(a) With Mira.
(b) With Maxo.
(c) With a neighbor called Ferna.
(d) With Tante Zi.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who calls Danticat to tell her where Joseph is in the fall of 2004, after she is worried that she has not heard from him when he should have arrived in the United States?

3. 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?

4. What is the term the authorities use to describe gang members?

5. Why does Danticat think Joseph asked for asylum rather than use the valid visa he had to travel to the United States?

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