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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was secretly pregnant in 1974?
2. When does Uncle Joseph meet his wife, Tante Denise?
3. How long after Danticat's father leaves for the United States does her mother follow him?
4. Who is Maxo's son?
5. What does the man at the American consulate say to Danticat that she thinks is terrible?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Uncle Joseph first meet Tante Denise?
2. Why does Joseph start to take the children in his house on simple errands with him following his laryngectomy?
3. In the section titled "We're All Dying," what does Danticat's friend tell her when Danticat informs her about how ill her father is?
4. In the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?", what does the herbalist Danticat's father takes her to tell her about her health?
5. Who is the father of Marie Micheline's first baby and what is that person's reaction when confronted with the fact of the pregnancy?
6. What illness does Uncle Joseph suffer from that eventually robs him of his voice?
7. What does Danticat's brother Kelly recall when she tells him she is pregnant in the section titled "We're All Dying"?
8. What eventually happens with Marie Micheline's first husband, Pressoir?
9. In the section titled "Good-bye," how do the children determine that Granme Melina has died?
10. Which politician does Uncle Joseph admire in the 1950s in Haiti and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Danticat's family learns of Mira's terminal health diagnosis, her brother, Bob, asks Mira if he has enjoyed his life. Write an essay explaining why both this question and Mira's answer represent an anomaly in the way Danticat's family usually communications, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the effect that Joseph's mechanical voice box, which he acquires on a trip to the United States in the early 1980s, has on the rest of his life.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the links between new life and death in Danticat's personal life experiences with her father and her baby. Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.
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