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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. Why does Danticat's father lose his job on the day they arrive in the United States from Haiti?
(a) He had been wrongly accused of stealing from the company.
(b) He asked his boss for a raise, and the boss had fired him.
(c) He could not take the physical labor involved in the job any longer.
(d) He asked his boss if he could leave work early to pick his children up at the airport, and the boss had said no.

2. What does Tante Denise die of?
(a) A massive stroke.
(b) She is shot in the crossfire in the gang violence of her neighborhood.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Cancer.

3. Where does Joseph meet Denise for the first time?
(a) On the hills in Beausejour, Haiti.
(b) In the markets of Bel Air.
(c) In the church in Bel Air.
(d) On the street in Brooklyn.

4. What does Marie Micheline tell Joseph when he comes to free her from her husband?
(a) She will never be able to repay him.
(b) He has given birth to her by freeing her.
(c) She can not come home with him.
(d) She wants to leave Ruth with him.

5. What does Bob do when he sees his mother for the first time in many years?
(a) Yells at her for leaving him.
(b) Immediately runs to her and kisses her.
(c) Shyly asks if she remembers him.
(d) Turns away because he does not recognize her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Tante Denise tell Danticat the last time Danticat visits her in Haiti?

2. Where does Joseph have his major throat surgery?

3. What drug is Danticat's father prescribed that he decides not to take?

4. Who was secretly pregnant in 1974?

5. Which book does Danticat cherish as a child?

(see the answer key)

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