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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 112 - 169).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Danticat's father run his car service with?
(a) Her Uncle Franck.
(b) Her brother Bob.
(c) Her Tante Zi.
(d) Her mother.

2. What story does Tante Denise tell Danticat the last time Danticat visits her in Haiti?
(a) The Old Goat and the Young Ram.
(b) The Snake and the Badger.
(c) The Angel of Death and Father God.
(d) The House With the Golden Windows.

3. What does Mira tell the children about the fire escape?
(a) Never to go out on it.
(b) It is a very American thing.
(c) It has magical powers.
(d) It is completely unnecessary.

4. Why does Joseph tell Danticat he and Tante Denise will not choose to leave Haiti despite all the violence in the early 1990s?
(a) Someone has to stay behind to receive letters and greet visiting family.
(b) He is too old and ill to leave and start over.
(c) He can not leave the graves of his parents.
(d) He thinks he may run for office one day.

5. Where does Danticat move to in the early 2000s?
(a) Miami.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Joseph's first symptoms of illness in 1977?

2. Where does Danticat go with her father before his doctor's appointment in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?

3. How long after Danticat's father leaves for the United States does her mother follow him?

4. What does Danticat's mother say when she mishears something?

5. When does the American Consulate write to Joseph requesting that Danticat and Bob undergo a physical to see if they can travel to the United States?

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