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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tante Denise send Marie Micheline?
(a) The United Kingdom.
(b) France.
(c) The U.S.A.
(d) A distant, poor part of town.

2. What new barrier to their emigration do Danticat and Bob encounter during their six months of medical treatment in 1980?
(a) Danticat gets another illness.
(b) The Haitian government forbids anyone to emigrate.
(c) The United States bars all immigrants from Haiti.
(d) Mira loses his job, which he needs in order to be able to bring his children to the U.S.

3. What is Danticat's father's nickname, Mira, short for?
(a) Miracin, his middle name.
(b) Mirror, which her father was fascinated with as a baby.
(c) Miranole, which is a traditional Danticat family name.
(d) Miracle, which is what his mother called him.

4. Which of Danticat's brothers live closest to their parents?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Bob and Kelly.
(c) Karl and Kelly.
(d) Karl and Bob.

5. What drug is Danticat's father prescribed that he decides not to take?
(a) Oxycontin.
(b) Prednisone.
(c) Codeine.
(d) Tylenol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age is Danticat when she moves in with Uncle Joseph and Tante Denise?

2. What kind of record does Joseph listen to in 1978 as he gets ready for the day?

3. What kind of car does Danticat's father pick her up from the airport in in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?

4. What does Danticat's brother Kelly remind her of when she tells him she is pregnant?

5. Where does Danticat go with her father before his doctor's appointment in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the section titled "Good-bye," how do the children determine that Granme Melina has died?

2. What does Danticat's mother do for her in preparation for her leaving for the United States in the section titled "Heartstrings, Shoestrings"?

3. Why was Danticat's father concerned about her move in 2002?

4. How does Uncle Joseph first meet Tante Denise?

5. Why does Danticat decide not to tell her extended family about her pregnancy right away?

6. What illness does Uncle Joseph suffer from that eventually robs him of his voice?

7. In the section titled Good-bye, how does Danticat remember neighbors treating her Uncle Joseph after his tracheotomy?

8. Which politician does Uncle Joseph admire in the 1950s in Haiti and why?

9. What eventually happens with Marie Micheline's first husband, Pressoir?

10. How does Joseph communicate and what does he communicate at Granme Melina's funeral since he can not give a sermon due to the loss of his voice?

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