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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 58 - 111).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease does Danticat's father Mira suffer from?
(a) Pulmonary Fibrosis.
(b) Throat Cancer.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Liver Disease.

2. What age is Danticat when she moves in with Uncle Joseph and Tante Denise?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

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

4. What is the result of Danticat's and Bob's physical?
(a) Danticat has Influenza.
(b) They are found to be infected with Tuberculosis.
(c) They are found to be infected with a dangerous parasite.
(d) They are in perfect health.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danticat's brother Karl say when she tells him she is pregnant?

2. Who is the baby Danticat's mother brings to Haiti with her in 1976?

3. What was Mira's first apprenticeship in Haiti?

4. What does Danticat's brother Bob tell her about their mother's feelings on how Danticat reveals her pregnancy to her parents?

5. What does Bob tell Mira about Joseph's mood when they had left Haiti?

(see the answer key)

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