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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. 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.

2. Who does Danticat share a bunk bed with in Joseph's house?
(a) Liline.
(b) Marie Micheline.
(c) Bob.
(d) Granme Melina.

3. Which airline does Danticat call in the fall of 2004 to try to get information about Joseph?
(a) United Airlines.
(b) American Airlines.
(c) Norwegian Air.
(d) Virgin Airlines.

4. What does Tante Zi do when Danticat tells her about her and Bob's illness?
(a) She hugs them harder.
(b) She steps away immediately.
(c) She tells the rest of the town.
(d) She buys their medication.

5. What does Danticat think her bedclothes in the United States smell like?
(a) Soap.
(b) Chanel perfume.
(c) Citronella and vetiver.
(d) Moth balls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the officer who took down all of Joseph's information for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol?

2. Who took Joseph and Maxo to the airport in Haiti in the fall of 2004?

3. What new barrier to their emigration do Danticat and Bob encounter during their six months of medical treatment in 1980?

4. Which book does Danticat cherish as a child?

5. Who is Maxo's son?

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