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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are some of the side effects of Danticat's treatment for her illness in 1980?
(a) Coldness, rashes, and loss of appetite.
(b) Nightmares.
(c) Terrible headaches.
(d) Weight gain.

2. What does Danticat's mother say when she mishears something?
(a) What did the white man say?
(b) You must speak louder.
(c) Stop Mumbling!
(d) Your voice has not reached my ear.

3. What does Bob tell Mira about Joseph's mood when they had left Haiti?
(a) He said Joseph had seemed angry.
(b) He said Joseph had seemed indifferent.
(c) He said Joseph had seemed happy.
(d) He said Joseph had seemed sad.

4. What does Joseph name his church?
(a) Our Holy Mother of Port-au-Prince.
(b) The Christian Church of Redemption.
(c) The Savior of Bel Air.
(d) The National Church of Haiti.

5. Which politician does Joseph admire in the 1950s?
(a) Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
(b) Baby Doc Duvalier.
(c) Daniel Fignole.
(d) Papa Doc Duvalier.

6. What does Danticat's brother Bob tell her about their mother's feelings on how Danticat reveals her pregnancy to her parents?
(a) She does not like how Danticat told them she was pregnant.
(b) She thinks Danticat should have told them of her pregnancy much earlier.
(c) She thinks Danticat should have kept the pregnancy secret for longer.
(d) She feels like Danticat should have made more of a formal announcement.

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

8. Who does Danticat's father run his car service with?
(a) Her brother Bob.
(b) Her Uncle Franck.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her Tante Zi.

9. What does the doctor say when Danticat asks if her father would be a candidate for a lung transplant?
(a) Her father would be a good candidate for a transplant, but the waiting list is very long.
(b) Her father is too sick.
(c) Her father is too poor.
(d) Her father is too old.

10. What was Marie Micheline studying in 1974?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Writing.
(d) Nursing.

11. What kind of stand does Tante Zi run in Haiti?
(a) A jewelry stand.
(b) A stationary stand.
(c) An ice cream stand.
(d) A flower stand.

12. Why are Tante Denise and Uncle Joseph so upset with the neighbors across the street in 1974?
(a) Their son, the father of Marie Micheline's baby, does not admit he is the father.
(b) They robbed them of some money.
(c) They made fun of Joseph's loss of voice.
(d) They skipped Melina's funeral.

13. Where does Danticat go with her father before his doctor's appointment in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?
(a) To an herbalist.
(b) To a fortune-teller.
(c) To an acupuncturist.
(d) To a video store.

14. What does Joseph do at Melina's funeral?
(a) He writes a sermon for the priest to deliver.
(b) He can not bear to be at the service so he waits outside.
(c) He sings a song.
(d) He mouths the word good-bye.

15. Where does Joseph have his major throat surgery?
(a) In New York.
(b) In Port-au-Prince.
(c) In Los Angeles.
(d) In Cape Town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie Micheline name her baby?

2. When does Danticat find out she is pregant?

3. Where do Danticat's parents and extended family live in the U.S.?

4. Who does Uncle Joseph want Mira to marry before Mira meets Danticat's mother?

5. What was Danticat's first experience of intense jealousy?

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