1. What story does Tante Denise tell Danticat the last time Danticat visits her in Haiti?
(a) The Snake and the Badger.
(b) The House With the Golden Windows.
(c) The Old Goat and the Young Ram.
(d) The Angel of Death and Father God.

2. What do some of the young men of the neighborhood demand of Joseph to make amends for what they think are his crimes?
(a) They demand that he smuggle them out of the country.
(b) They demand exorbitant amounts of money to cover the funeral costs of the neighbors who were shot by the riot police and UN soldiers.
(c) They demand all the drugs and medical supplies he has.
(d) They demand that he pray for them.

3. What was the name of Joseph's and Mira's mother?
(a) Melania.
(b) Lilliane.
(c) Lorvana.
(d) Melina.

4. Why does Marie Micheline's husband take her away from Bel Air?
(a) She told him she wanted to leave him.
(b) She spoke to the man who was the father of her baby, asking him to admit she was his.
(c) She told him she wanted to have another baby.
(d) She asked him for more money to run the household.

5. What does Liline say to Danticat and Bob when they leave for the United States?
(a) Good riddance.
(b) See you later.
(c) Now I get your bed.
(d) Bon voyage.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which book does Danticat cherish as a child?

3. What does Leone, Tante Denise's sister, say about the shooting outside Denise's funeral?

4. How much money does Joseph have with him when he is detained in the United states in the fall of 2004?

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

(see the answer key)

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