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

2. Who asks Danticat's father, Mira, if he has enjoyed his life?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Danticat.
(c) Bob.
(d) Karl.

3. Where was Jean-Bertrand Aristide spending his exile in 2004?
(a) South Africa.
(b) The United Kingdom.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Norway.

4. What does the man at the American consulate say to Danticat that she thinks is terrible?
(a) Let us hope you both survive the treacherous journey.
(b) You will probably never see Haiti again.
(c) You are now free to be with your parents, for better or for worse.
(d) Your Uncle will be terribly sad to see you go.

5. 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 video store.
(c) To a fortune-teller.
(d) To an acupuncturist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie Micheline tell Joseph when he comes to free her from her husband?

2. Where does Tante Denise send Marie Micheline?

3. What was Marie Micheline studying in 1974?

4. What does Danticat's mother say when she mishears something?

5. How old is Danticat's father in 2004?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Joseph start to take the children in his house on simple errands with him following his laryngectomy?

4. What does Danticat remember most fondly about Marie Micheline's kindness towards her as a young child?

5. What does Marie Micheline say to Uncle Joseph when he comes to rescue her from Pressoir?

6. In the section titled "We're All Dying," what does Danticat's friend tell her when Danticat informs her about how ill her father is?

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

8. In the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?", what does the herbalist Danticat's father takes her to tell her about her health?

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

10. Why does Danticat's father Mira decide not to take the codeine his doctor has prescribed for him?

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