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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. How long after Danticat's father leaves for the United States does her mother follow him?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 2years.
(d) 8 years.

2. What does Marie Micheline name her baby?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Mae.
(c) Denise.
(d) Melina.

3. What does Danticat's mother say when she mishears something?
(a) Stop Mumbling!
(b) What did the white man say?
(c) Your voice has not reached my ear.
(d) You must speak louder.

4. What disease does Danticat's father Mira suffer from?
(a) Liver Disease.
(b) Pulmonary Fibrosis.
(c) Throat Cancer.
(d) Diabetes.

5. Who does Joseph often take with him on errands following his throat surgery?
(a) One of the children.
(b) One of his church congregants.
(c) Tante Denise.
(d) One of the neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bob tell Mira about Joseph's mood when they had left Haiti?

2. Where does Danticat's brother Kelly live?

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

4. What drug is Danticat's father prescribed that he decides not to take?

5. What is one of Joseph's first symptoms of illness in 1977?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the section titled Good-bye, how does Danticat remember neighbors treating her Uncle Joseph after his tracheotomy?

2. What illness does Uncle Joseph suffer from that eventually robs him of his voice?

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

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

5. What does Marie Micheline say to Uncle Joseph when he comes to rescue her from Pressoir?

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

7. Why does Danticat's father Mira decide not to take the codeine his doctor has prescribed for him?

8. 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?

9. What does Danticat's mother do for her in preparation for her leaving for the United States in the section titled "Heartstrings, Shoestrings"?

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

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