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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 have to say about having only children?
(a) God did not make us with one eye.
(b) Only children are the happiest.
(c) Only children are spoiled.
(d) Only children are vulnerable.

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

3. Why does Aristide leave office less than a year after being sworn in in 1991?
(a) He is ousted in a military coup.
(b) He is ill and must step down.
(c) He is challenged and beaten in a democratic election by an opponent.
(d) There is a corruption scandal and he is forced to resign in disgrace.

4. How old is Danticat's father in 2004?
(a) 69.
(b) 60.
(c) 80.
(d) 75.

5. Who asks Danticat's father, Mira, if he has enjoyed his life?
(a) Karl.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Danticat.
(d) Bob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joseph name his church?

2. What is the result of Danticat's and Bob's physical?

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

4. What disease does Danticat's father Mira suffer from?

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

(see the answer key)

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