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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. What does Danticat's father give her on her second day in the United States?
(a) A phone.
(b) A typewriter.
(c) A fountain pen.
(d) A notebook.

2. Why was there no wake for Tante Denise?
(a) Joseph feared the gangs in the neighborhood might storm the house during a wake.
(b) Joseph was too sad to hold a wake for Denise.
(c) Wakes are not part of Haitian culture.
(d) Denise had to be buried too quickly for a wake.

3. What is Marie Micheline's husband's name?
(a) Stephan.
(b) Pressoir.
(c) Pradel.
(d) Nick.

4. What device does the doctor give Joseph in 1983?
(a) A hearing aid.
(b) A mechanical voice box.
(c) A transcription machine.
(d) A tape recorder.

5. How does Danticat refer to her grandfather?
(a) Grandpa Mira.
(b) Granpe Joseph.
(c) Grandpa Stephen.
(d) Granpe Nozial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Papa Doc's militia men called?

2. Why does Marie Micheline's husband take her away from Bel Air?

3. Who helps make the arrangements for Tante Denise's funeral?

4. Who asks Danticat's father, Mira, if he has enjoyed his life?

5. What does Marie Micheline name her baby?

(see the answer key)

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