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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 170 - 224).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which book does Danticat cherish as a child?
(a) Frog and Toad.
(b) Winnie the Pooh.
(c) Madeline.
(d) Fancy Nancy.

2. What does Bob tell Kelly and Karl is really going on with him and Danticat?
(a) They are really going back to Haiti in a few months.
(b) They are really spies from space.
(c) They are really special Haitian security agents.
(d) They are really their cousins.

3. What earlier historical tragedy does the asylum system and process sometimes remind Danticat of?
(a) Slavery.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) WWI.
(d) WWII.

4. Who decides to go into Bel Air and help get Joseph to safety in the fall of 2004?
(a) Maxo.
(b) Mira.
(c) Bob.
(d) Tante Zi.

5. What does Danticat mistake the fire escape for?
(a) A set of stairs for the pet cat and dog.
(b) A terrace.
(c) The apartment's back steps.
(d) A link between their apartment and their neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Joseph take medication for?

2. What is the cause of the gunfire Joseph hears in Bel Air on October 24, 2004?

3. What is Marie Micheline's husband's name?

4. What is Danticat's reaction to seeing her parents again for the first time in many years?

5. What is the name of Danticat's father's cab?

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