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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 does the quote that Danticat uses to start Part Two of the book say that a brother is born for?
(a) Frienship.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Adversity.
(d) Love.

2. Why does Aristide leave office less than a year after being sworn in in 1991?
(a) He is ill and must step down.
(b) There is a corruption scandal and he is forced to resign in disgrace.
(c) He is ousted in a military coup.
(d) He is challenged and beaten in a democratic election by an opponent.

3. What does Danticat think her bedclothes in the United States smell like?
(a) Moth balls.
(b) Chanel perfume.
(c) Citronella and vetiver.
(d) Soap.

4. Where do Joseph and Maxo fly into in the fall of 2004 in the United States?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Miami.

5. Why does Joseph come to New York in the summer of 1983?
(a) For a religious visit.
(b) To take Danticat back to Haiti with him.
(c) To immigrate there permanently.
(d) For a medical checkup.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Danticat think Joseph asked for asylum rather than use the valid visa he had to travel to the United States?

2. What does Uncle Joseph take medication for?

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

4. How does Marie Micheline die?

5. Why does Joseph tell U.S. immigration officials he is requesting asylum?

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. How does Danticat's brother Karl react to her when she first arrives in New York?

3. What happens to Joseph in Haiti in October 2004?

4. In the section "Brother, I Leave You With a Heavy Heart," why is Danticat's father concerned about Joseph?

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

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

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

8. What story about Marie Micheline does Danticat tell her Uncle Joseph the night of Marie Micheline's funeral?

9. What folktale about hell does Danticat recall Granme Melina telling?

10. What does Danticat's father have to say about having an only child?

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