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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. What is the name of Danticat's father's cab?
(a) A checkered cab.
(b) A daisy cab.
(c) A gypsy cab.
(d) A flowered cab.

2. What is the term the authorities use to describe gang members?
(a) Pawns.
(b) Chimeres.
(c) Foot soldiers.
(d) Macoutes.

3. What does Joseph tell Mira that science is God's way of shielding?
(a) Miracles.
(b) Progress.
(c) Magic.
(d) Good will.

4. Who calls Danticat to tell her where Joseph is in the fall of 2004, after she is worried that she has not heard from him when he should have arrived in the United States?
(a) A United Nations worker.
(b) A New York City police person.
(c) A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent.
(d) A Haitian riot police person.

5. What does Joseph wear on his way out of Bel Air in the fall of 2004 so he will not be recognized?
(a) A doctor's coat.
(b) A towel over his head.
(c) A UN uniform.
(d) A thick fake beard and glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which airline does Danticat call in the fall of 2004 to try to get information about Joseph?

2. Why was there no wake for Tante Denise?

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

4. Where does Danticat take Joseph for his medical exam in 1983?

5. What does Tante Denise die of?

(see the answer key)

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