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

2. What disguise does Joseph wear to move between houses in Bel Air in October 2004?
(a) A doctor's coat.
(b) A beard and glasses.
(c) A woman's muumuu and wig.
(d) A farmer's hat and overalls.

3. What device does the doctor give Joseph in 1983?
(a) A tape recorder.
(b) A hearing aid.
(c) A mechanical voice box.
(d) A transcription machine.

4. Who took Joseph and Maxo to the airport in Haiti in the fall of 2004?
(a) Ferna.
(b) Tante Zi.
(c) Anne.
(d) Man Jou.

5. What complication does Danticat find out she has in her pregnancy?
(a) High blood pressure.
(b) Gallbladder irritation.
(c) Gestational diabetes.
(d) A low-lying placenta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the neighbor that Joseph hears was thrown off the roof for trying to save the church's generator from thieves?

2. Why does Joseph choose not to use his voice box often during the last days of October 2004?

3. What does Joseph suggest to Danticat before he leaves to go back to Haiti in September 2004 that could help Mira?

4. Why do some of Joseph's neighbors turn on him so violently after October 24, 2004?

5. What do the neighborhood gangs do to Joseph's church?

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

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

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

5. Why does Danticat suspect her brother Bob asks for seconds of dinner on their first night in New York back with their parents?

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

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

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

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

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

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