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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. What is the name of the doctor who sees Danticat's father?
2. Why does Marie Micheline's husband take her away from Bel Air?
3. Who is Maxo's son?
4. What does Danticat's brother Bob tell her about their mother's feelings on how Danticat reveals her pregnancy to her parents?
5. When does the American Consulate write to Joseph requesting that Danticat and Bob undergo a physical to see if they can travel to the United States?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Danticat remember most fondly about Marie Micheline's kindness towards her as a young child?
2. What does Danticat's mother do for her in preparation for her leaving for the United States in the section titled "Heartstrings, Shoestrings"?
3. Why does Danticat's father Mira decide not to take the codeine his doctor has prescribed for him?
4. In the section titled "Good-bye," what book does Danticat select to buy for herself while out with Joseph and why?
5. How does Danticat react when she sees her pregnancy test is positive?
6. What scary story does Granme Melina tell the children in Joseph's house in the section titled "Good-bye"?
7. What does Danticat's mother give to her at the last possible minute at the airport to take with her on the plane?
8. In the section titled "Good-bye," how do the children determine that Granme Melina has died?
9. What illness does Uncle Joseph suffer from that eventually robs him of his voice?
10. In the section titled Good-bye, how does Danticat remember neighbors treating her Uncle Joseph after his tracheotomy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Danticat recalls a Haitian saying advising people who are washing others' children to only wash one side of the child, which she interprets as advising adults not to get too attached to children who are not their own. Write an essay analyzing the meaning of this saying and decide whether or not it seems to apply to Danticat's specific experience being raised by both Joseph and Mira.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Go back to the section in the book in which Danticat recounts Tante Denise's story about the Angel of Death and Father God (143). Write an essay analyzing how the story relates to the Haitian peoples' history of oppression and brutality at the hands of countries like the United States, citing specific examples from the text in your answer.
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