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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 was Marie Micheline studying in 1974?
2. Where does Danticat's brother Kelly live?
3. What is the result of Danticat's and Bob's physical?
4. What were the shirts sent to Haiti from the U.S. in the 1960s called?
5. What disease does Danticat's father Mira suffer from?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where had Danticat moved to from Brooklyn in 2002?
2. 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?
3. What does Marie Micheline say to Uncle Joseph when he comes to rescue her from Pressoir?
4. What does Danticat's mother do for her in preparation for her leaving for the United States in the section titled "Heartstrings, Shoestrings"?
5. What scary story does Granme Melina tell the children in Joseph's house in the section titled "Good-bye"?
6. What does Danticat's brother Kelly recall when she tells him she is pregnant in the section titled "We're All Dying"?
7. What force does Uncle Joseph and Mira's father, Granpe Nozial, join in the early decades of the 1900s in Haiti?
8. What illness does Uncle Joseph suffer from that eventually robs him of his voice?
9. Why was Danticat's father concerned about her move in 2002?
10. In the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?", what does the herbalist Danticat's father takes her to tell her about her health?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining the significance of Mira's first gift to Danticat when she arrives in the United States - a typewriter.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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