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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. When do Danticat's parents reappear in Haiti again after leaving her with Joseph and Denise?
(a) June 1980.
(b) October 1976.
(c) September 1978.
(d) May 1981.

2. 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.

3. Where does Danticat go with her father before his doctor's appointment in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?
(a) To a fortune-teller.
(b) To an herbalist.
(c) To a video store.
(d) To an acupuncturist.

4. What were the shirts sent to Haiti from the U.S. in the 1960s called?
(a) Nixons.
(b) Eisenhowers.
(c) Carters.
(d) Kennedys.

5. What does Liline say to Danticat and Bob when they leave for the United States?
(a) Good riddance.
(b) Bon voyage.
(c) See you later.
(d) Now I get your bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Joseph's and Mira's mother?

2. What is Marie Micheline's husband's name?

3. Which book does Danticat cherish as a child?

4. What is the result of Danticat's and Bob's physical?

5. What was Mira's first apprenticeship in Haiti?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What scary story does Granme Melina tell the children in Joseph's house in the section titled "Good-bye"?

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

4. Who is the father of Marie Micheline's first baby and what is that person's reaction when confronted with the fact of the pregnancy?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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