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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) Porridge.
(c) Chocolate candy.
(d) Chips and soda.

2. Who is the neighbor that Joseph hears was thrown off the roof for trying to save the church's generator from thieves?
(a) Mou Zoul.
(b) Betrand.
(c) Gigi.
(d) Ferna.

3. What is the cause of the gunfire Joseph hears in Bel Air on October 24, 2004?
(a) Papa Doc's Macoutes are rounding people up to be taken to jail.
(b) United Nations soldiers and Haitian riot police are rooting out the most violent gangs in Bel Air.
(c) The American military is helping to overthrow the government.
(d) French soldiers are staging an uprising.

4. 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 3,000 U.S. dollars.
(c) About 20,000 U.S. dollars.
(d) Just over 1,000 U.S. dollars.

5. What street does Danticat live on as a child in New York?
(a) Flatiron Avenue.
(b) Queens Boulevard.
(c) The Bronx Expressway.
(d) Flatbush Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disguise does Joseph wear to move between houses in Bel Air in October 2004?

2. Which neighbor of Joseph's comes to his house to warn him he is in danger from the neighbors?

3. What does Bob tell Kelly and Karl is really going on with him and Danticat?

4. In Granme Melina's story about hell, how is hell defined?

5. What does Joseph carry under his arm when he visits Mira in the hospital in 2004?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do some of the neighborhood gang members demand of Joseph in October 2004?

6. What does Danticat's father do for work in the United States, and what are some of his challenges on the job?

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

8. What does Danticat mistake the fire escape of her family's New York apartment for?

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

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

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