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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 Danticat's brother Kelly remind her of when she tells him she is pregnant?
(a) That in high school, Danticat told him she never wanted to get married or have children so she could write her books.
(b) That she told him she always wanted to be a mother.
(c) That she told him she always wanted to have twins.
(d) That she told him she would move back to Brooklyn if she had a child.

2. What does Leone, Tante Denise's sister, say about the shooting outside Denise's funeral?
(a) Leone wonders why there was shooting since Denise was neither in the military or the police force.
(b) Leone says the shooting was disrespectful.
(c) Leone says the shooting is proof the neighborhood is unsafe now.
(d) Leone says Denise would have been horrified at the shooting.

3. What does Liline say to Danticat and Bob when they leave for the United States?
(a) Now I get your bed.
(b) Good riddance.
(c) Bon voyage.
(d) See you later.

4. How many letters does Danticat write on her typewriter to Uncle Joseph?
(a) Thousands.
(b) A dozen.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) One.

5. Why does Marie Micheline's husband take her away from Bel Air?
(a) She told him she wanted to leave him.
(b) She told him she wanted to have another baby.
(c) She asked him for more money to run the household.
(d) She spoke to the man who was the father of her baby, asking him to admit she was his.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Danticat's father's nickname, Mira, short for?

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

3. What disguise does Joseph wear to move between houses in Bel Air in October 2004?

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

5. Which person was sworn in as president of Haiti in 1991?

(see the answer key)

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