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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joseph convince Maxo to leave him there in his house after all the violence in October 2004?
(a) He gives Maxo a large sum of money.
(b) He tells Maxo the neighbors might be capable of killing the children.
(c) He tells Maxo he had a terrible vision where Maxo is killed.
(d) He tells Maxo he will follow in a month's time.

2. What kind of food does the Customs and Border Patrol personnel give to Joseph initially?
(a) Chocolate candy.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Chips and soda.

3. Who is Tante Zi mourning when she wears white?
(a) Her husband, Nick.
(b) Her mother, Lorna.
(c) Her son, Marius.
(d) Her brother, Mira.

4. What is the welcome meal that Danticat's parents cook for her and Bob when they arrive in the United States?
(a) Rice and beans, fried plantains, and stewed chicken.
(b) Pork roast.
(c) Macaroni and cheese.
(d) Mustard greens, fried chicken, and grapes.

5. Where does Danticat take Joseph for his medical exam in 1983?
(a) Cooks County Hospital.
(b) Mount Sinai Hospital.
(c) Kings County Hospital.
(d) A Haitian herbal clinic.

6. Why does Aristide leave office less than a year after being sworn in in 1991?
(a) He is challenged and beaten in a democratic election by an opponent.
(b) He is ousted in a military coup.
(c) There is a corruption scandal and he is forced to resign in disgrace.
(d) He is ill and must step down.

7. Where do Maxo and the rest of Joseph's family reluctantly leave Bel Air for in October 2004?
(a) New York.
(b) Leogane.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Port-au-Prince.

8. What does Leone, Tante Denise's sister, say about the shooting outside Denise's funeral?
(a) Leone wonders why there was shooting since Denise was neither in the military or the police force.
(b) Leone says Denise would have been horrified at the shooting.
(c) Leone says the shooting was disrespectful.
(d) Leone says the shooting is proof the neighborhood is unsafe now.

9. What is the cause of the gunfire Joseph hears in Bel Air on October 24, 2004?
(a) Papa Doc's Macoutes are rounding people up to be taken to jail.
(b) United Nations soldiers and Haitian riot police are rooting out the most violent gangs in Bel Air.
(c) The American military is helping to overthrow the government.
(d) French soldiers are staging an uprising.

10. What does Tante Denise die of?
(a) She is shot in the crossfire in the gang violence of her neighborhood.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Cancer.
(d) A massive stroke.

11. What do the neighborhood gangs do to Joseph's church?
(a) Take it over as their headquarters.
(b) Bulldoze it.
(c) Mark it with graffiti.
(d) Burn it.

12. What does Mira tell the children about the fire escape?
(a) It is completely unnecessary.
(b) It has magical powers.
(c) Never to go out on it.
(d) It is a very American thing.

13. Which of Danticat's brothers immediately hugs her when she arrives in the United States at the family's apartment?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Nick.
(c) Karl.
(d) Bob.

14. What is the name of the officer who took down all of Joseph's information for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol?
(a) Officer Reyes.
(b) Officer Zero.
(c) Officer Smith.
(d) Officer Sandrine.

15. What is the name of Danticat's father's cab?
(a) A gypsy cab.
(b) A daisy cab.
(c) A checkered cab.
(d) A flowered cab.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person was sworn in as president of Haiti in 1991?

2. What does the quote that Danticat uses to start Part Two of the book say that a brother is born for?

3. Where do Joseph and Maxo fly into in the fall of 2004 in the United States?

4. Why does Joseph choose not to use his voice box often during the last days of October 2004?

5. Where does Joseph go after leaving the first neighbor's house he takes refuge in in October 2004?

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