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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. Where does an immigration agent tell Danticat that Joseph and Maxo were taken to in the fall of 2004 upon their arrival in the United States?
2. In Granme Melina's story about hell, how is hell defined?
3. Where does Danticat take Joseph for his medical exam in 1983?
4. Who calls Danticat to tell her where Joseph is in the fall of 2004, after she is worried that she has not heard from him when he should have arrived in the United States?
5. What does Danticat mistake the fire escape for?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Marie Micheline die?
2. What does Danticat's father have to say about having an only child?
3. Why are some neighbors angry with Joseph in October 2004?
4. What story about Marie Micheline does Danticat tell her Uncle Joseph the night of Marie Micheline's funeral?
5. What folktale about hell does Danticat recall Granme Melina telling?
6. What does Danticat mistake the fire escape of her family's New York apartment for?
7. What factor about Danticat's pregnancy causes her some anxiety?
8. Why does Danticat suspect her brother Bob asks for seconds of dinner on their first night in New York back with their parents?
9. In the section titled "Gypsy," what is Danticat's new home in America like physically?
10. How does Danticat's brother Karl react to her when she first arrives in New York?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Tante Zi helps Joseph escape his besieged and burning neighborhood in Bel Air, why does she tell him he could never have made the escape by himself? What does the situation that Joseph flees in Haiti reveal about his place in the community there and the relationships between and among the Haitians Joseph had known for decades? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining the significance of Mira's first gift to Danticat when she arrives in the United States - a typewriter.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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