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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 hurtful question does Kelly ask Danicat and Bob their first night in the United States?
(a) If they are really black.
(b) If their parents will love them as much as they love Kelly and Karl.
(c) Whether they are adopted.
(d) If they are staying or not.

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

3. What does the doctor say when Danticat asks if her father would be a candidate for a lung transplant?
(a) Her father is too old.
(b) Her father is too sick.
(c) Her father is too poor.
(d) Her father would be a good candidate for a transplant, but the waiting list is very long.

4. What does Tante Zi do when Danticat tells her about her and Bob's illness?
(a) She tells the rest of the town.
(b) She buys their medication.
(c) She steps away immediately.
(d) She hugs them harder.

5. What does Danticat's father decide on his drive to the airport to pick her and Bob up on the first day they arrive into the country from Haiti?
(a) He would get a very well-paid job in finance.
(b) He would move the family back to Haiti.
(c) He would never work for anyone else again.
(d) He would make sure they each had a bedroom of their own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danticat's mother give her to take on the plane?

2. What does Danticat's brother Kelly remind her of when she tells him she is pregnant?

3. What kind of car does Danticat's father pick her up from the airport in in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?

4. What does Tante Denise do right before Danticat and Bob leave for the United States?

5. Which politician does Joseph admire in the 1950s?

(see the answer key)

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