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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Danticat share a bunk bed with in Joseph's house?
(a) Marie Micheline.
(b) Granme Melina.
(c) Bob.
(d) Liline.

3. What was Mira's first apprenticeship in Haiti?
(a) As a cobbler.
(b) As an engineer.
(c) As a blacksmith.
(d) As a tailor.

4. Which of Danticat's brothers live closest to their parents?
(a) Karl and Bob.
(b) Karl and Kelly.
(c) Bob and Kelly.
(d) Kelly.

5. What does Tante Zi do when Danticat tells her about her and Bob's illness?
(a) She hugs them harder.
(b) She tells the rest of the town.
(c) She buys their medication.
(d) She steps away immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of record does Joseph listen to in 1978 as he gets ready for the day?

2. How does Danticat refer to her grandfather?

3. How old is Danticat when she becomes pregnant for the first time?

4. What does Joseph do at Melina's funeral?

5. What does the man at the American consulate say to Danticat that she thinks is terrible?

Short Essay Questions

1. What eventually happens with Marie Micheline's first husband, Pressoir?

2. What does Danticat's brother Kelly recall when she tells him she is pregnant in the section titled "We're All Dying"?

3. In the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?", what does the herbalist Danticat's father takes her to tell her about her health?

4. How does Joseph communicate and what does he communicate at Granme Melina's funeral since he can not give a sermon due to the loss of his voice?

5. What does Danticat remember most fondly about Marie Micheline's kindness towards her as a young child?

6. What force does Uncle Joseph and Mira's father, Granpe Nozial, join in the early decades of the 1900s in Haiti?

7. How does Danticat react when she sees her pregnancy test is positive?

8. What two opposite pieces of news does Danticat receive on the same day in early July 2004?

9. In the section titled "Good-bye," what book does Danticat select to buy for herself while out with Joseph and why?

10. Where had Danticat moved to from Brooklyn in 2002?

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