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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 kind of food does the Customs and Border Patrol personnel give to Joseph initially?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Chips and soda.
(c) Chocolate candy.
(d) Porridge.

2. Why do some of Joseph's neighbors turn on him so violently after October 24, 2004?
(a) They think he blackmailed a beloved teacher.
(b) They think he is stealing from the church's coffers.
(c) They think he allowed the UN soldiers and riot police to shoot at neighborhood people from the roof of his church.
(d) They think he sold information to the police.

3. What does Uncle Joseph take medication for?
(a) High blood pressure and inflamed prostate.
(b) Stroke prevention.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Liver disease.

4. What is Danticat's husband's name?
(a) Fedo.
(b) Michael.
(c) Rafael.
(d) Bob.

5. What does the head of the neighborhood gang threaten to do to Joseph if he can not come up with the money they are asking for?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Stab him.
(c) Poison him.
(d) Cut his head off.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tante Zi mourning when she wears white?

2. Where does Joseph go after leaving the first neighbor's house he takes refuge in in October 2004?

3. What does Tante Denise die of?

4. What is the welcome meal that Danticat's parents cook for her and Bob when they arrive in the United States?

5. What do some of the young men of the neighborhood demand of Joseph to make amends for what they think are his crimes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Danticat's brother Bob tell their other brothers Kelly and Karl on their first night in New York all together?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. Whose house does Joseph initially take refuge in when he is in hiding in Haiti in October 2004?

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

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

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