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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. What was Mira's first apprenticeship in Haiti?
(a) As an engineer.
(b) As a tailor.
(c) As a cobbler.
(d) As a blacksmith.

2. 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 make sure they each had a bedroom of their own.
(b) He would never work for anyone else again.
(c) He would get a very well-paid job in finance.
(d) He would move the family back to Haiti.

3. What does Danticat's mother give her to take on the plane?
(a) Haitian food.
(b) Headphones.
(c) Compression stockings.
(d) Bottles of water.

4. What organization is Marie Micheline's husband a member of?
(a) The Macoutes.
(b) The resistance.
(c) The biggest Christian church in town.
(d) The Aristide government.

5. What do the American doctors say in 1978 about Uncle Joseph's health problem?
(a) He will need to take insulin the rest of his life.
(b) His arm will need to be amputated.
(c) They need to do a biopsy on his throat tumor to see if it is cancerous.
(d) He will need multiple muscular surgeries to correct his paralysis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Marie Micheline studying in 1974?

2. How old is Danticat's father in 2004?

3. When does Uncle Joseph meet his wife, Tante Denise?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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