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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 does the head of the neighborhood gang threaten to do to Joseph if he can not come up with the money they are asking for?
(a) Cut his head off.
(b) Shoot him.
(c) Stab him.
(d) Poison him.

2. Where does Joseph go after leaving the first neighbor's house he takes refuge in in October 2004?
(a) Maxo's house.
(b) Mira's house.
(c) Man Jou's house.
(d) A neighboring church.

3. How does Joseph convince Maxo to leave him there in his house after all the violence in October 2004?
(a) He tells Maxo he had a terrible vision where Maxo is killed.
(b) He tells Maxo the neighbors might be capable of killing the children.
(c) He gives Maxo a large sum of money.
(d) He tells Maxo he will follow in a month's time.

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

5. Where does Tante Denise send Marie Micheline?
(a) The U.S.A.
(b) A distant, poor part of town.
(c) France.
(d) The United Kingdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tante Denise do right before Danticat and Bob leave for the United States?

2. What does Uncle Joseph take medication for?

3. What was the name of Joseph's and Mira's mother?

4. Why does Aristide leave office less than a year after being sworn in in 1991?

5. What do some of the cruel neighbors say to Joseph after his throat surgery?

(see the answer key)

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