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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. Which person was sworn in as president of Haiti in 1991?
(a) Papa Doc Duvalier.
(b) Baby Doc Duvalier.
(c) Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
(d) Daniel Fignole.

2. What does Tante Denise think Marie Micheline really died from?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Fright.
(c) Anger.
(d) Neglect.

3. How much money does Joseph have with him when he is detained in the United states in the fall of 2004?
(a) About 10,000 U.S. dollars.
(b) About 20,000 U.S. dollars.
(c) Just over 1,000 U.S. dollars.
(d) About 3,000 U.S. dollars.

4. How does Marie Micheline die?
(a) She dies in childbirth.
(b) She reportedly dies of a heart attack in the midst of a violent outbreak in her neighborhood.
(c) She is shot.
(d) She dies of cancer.

5. Who is Tante Zi mourning when she wears white?
(a) Her son, Marius.
(b) Her brother, Mira.
(c) Her husband, Nick.
(d) Her mother, Lorna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does an immigration agent tell Danticat that Joseph and Maxo were taken to in the fall of 2004 upon their arrival in the United States?

2. Who calls Danticat to tell her where Joseph is in the fall of 2004, after she is worried that she has not heard from him when he should have arrived in the United States?

3. Why does Joseph come to New York in the summer of 1983?

4. What does Danticat think her bedclothes in the United States smell like?

5. How does Joseph convince Maxo to leave him there in his house after all the violence in October 2004?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the section "Brother, I Can Speak," how does Danticat's father refer to Danticat and Bob in front of Joseph when he comes to visit in New York?

2. What factor about Danticat's pregnancy causes her some anxiety?

3. Why are some neighbors angry with Joseph in October 2004?

4. How does Joseph eventually convince Maxo to leave the house under cover of darkness in October 2004?

5. How does Tante Zi get Joseph out of hiding and safely to the airport in October 2004?

6. In the section titled "Gypsy," what is Danticat's new home in America like physically?

7. When Joseph visits New York in 1983, what life-changing device does he receive from the hospital?

8. What is the first present Danticat's father gives to her upon her arrival in the United States?

9. Why does Tante Zi tell Joseph he could not have escaped himself?

10. What does Danticat's father say when, as a child, she asks him what he would like to do if he could do something other than his actual job?

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