View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is Maxo's son?
(a) Nick.
(b) Stephan.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Joseph.

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

5. Where does Danticat move to in the early 2000s?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Miami.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Joseph's son that has moved back and forth between the U.S. and Haiti?

2. How old is Danticat's father in 2004?

3. Where do Danticat's parents and extended family live in the U.S.?

4. What does Danticat's mother give her to take on the plane?

5. Which of Danticat's brothers live closest to their parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 693 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample