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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. In Granme Melina's story about hell, how is hell defined?
(a) As the thing you fear the most.
(b) As other people.
(c) As total isolation.
(d) As a fire with no relief.

2. What does Danticat's father give her on her second day in the United States?
(a) A fountain pen.
(b) A notebook.
(c) A typewriter.
(d) A phone.

3. What do the neighborhood gangs and the neighbors do to Joseph's house?
(a) Paint it with graffiti.
(b) Load it with filth so it is uninhabitable.
(c) Burn it down.
(d) Loot it.

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

5. What does the giant velvet painting in Danticat's childhood apartment depict?
(a) The Crucifixtion.
(b) George Washington and the cherry tree.
(c) The Last Supper.
(d) The French Rvolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term the authorities use to describe gang members?

2. What is the cause of the gunfire Joseph hears in Bel Air on October 24, 2004?

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

4. Who is gathered in Joseph's house on the morning of October 24, 2004?

5. Why does Danticat suspect Joseph was treated so badly by U.S. Customs and Immigration officials?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Marie Micheline die?

6. 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?

7. Who first warns Joseph he may be in danger in October 2004 in Haiti?

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

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

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

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