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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 breaks when Joseph meets Denise for the first time?
(a) Denise's ankle.
(b) Joseph's cart.
(c) Denise's calabash.
(d) Joseph's bridle.

2. What does the man at the American consulate say to Danticat that she thinks is terrible?
(a) You are now free to be with your parents, for better or for worse.
(b) You will probably never see Haiti again.
(c) Let us hope you both survive the treacherous journey.
(d) Your Uncle will be terribly sad to see you go.

3. When does Uncle Joseph meet his wife, Tante Denise?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1950.

4. Why does Marie Micheline's husband take her away from Bel Air?
(a) She asked him for more money to run the household.
(b) She spoke to the man who was the father of her baby, asking him to admit she was his.
(c) She told him she wanted to leave him.
(d) She told him she wanted to have another baby.

5. What was the name of Joseph's and Mira's mother?
(a) Melania.
(b) Melina.
(c) Lorvana.
(d) Lilliane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Uncle Joseph want Mira to marry before Mira meets Danticat's mother?

2. What are some of the side effects of Danticat's treatment for her illness in 1980?

3. Where was Jean-Bertrand Aristide spending his exile in 2004?

4. What treat does Danticat remember getting on the street with Joseph when she was a child?

5. Why does Danticat's father lose his job on the day they arrive in the United States from Haiti?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joseph start to take the children in his house on simple errands with him following his laryngectomy?

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

3. Which politician does Uncle Joseph admire in the 1950s in Haiti and why?

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

5. 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?

6. What does Danticat's mother give to her at the last possible minute at the airport to take with her on the plane?

7. In the section titled "We're All Dying," what does Danticat's friend tell her when Danticat informs her about how ill her father is?

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

9. In the section titled "Good-bye," how do the children determine that Granme Melina has died?

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

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