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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 58 - 111).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Joseph have his major throat surgery?
(a) In Los Angeles.
(b) In Port-au-Prince.
(c) In Cape Town.
(d) In New York.

2. 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?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1982.

3. Where does Danticat's brother Kelly live?
(a) California.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Massachusetts.

4. What kind of record does Joseph listen to in 1978 as he gets ready for the day?
(a) A recording of birdsong.
(b) A recording of Nina Simone.
(c) An old Berlitz recording of English phrases.
(d) A recording meant to teach Spanish to foreigners.

5. What does Tante Denise do right before Danticat and Bob leave for the United States?
(a) Kisses them and runs into her room, unable to bear watching them leave.
(b) Gives them each letters for every day of the year they will be gone.
(c) Blesses them with holy water.
(d) Packs food for them to take on the airplane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Marie Micheline studying in 1974?

2. Which book does Danticat cherish as a child?

3. How does Danticat refer to her grandfather?

4. Which of Danticat's brothers live closest to their parents?

5. Where was Jean-Bertrand Aristide spending his exile in 2004?

(see the answer key)

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