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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 Danticat tell her parents she is pregnant?
(a) In a park.
(b) In a hospital waiting room.
(c) In the car on the way to the airport.
(d) At their house, over dinner.

2. What disease does Danticat's father Mira suffer from?
(a) Pulmonary Fibrosis.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Throat Cancer.
(d) Liver Disease.

3. What does Joseph name his church?
(a) The National Church of Haiti.
(b) The Savior of Bel Air.
(c) The Christian Church of Redemption.
(d) Our Holy Mother of Port-au-Prince.

4. What does Joseph do at Melina's funeral?
(a) He mouths the word good-bye.
(b) He can not bear to be at the service so he waits outside.
(c) He writes a sermon for the priest to deliver.
(d) He sings a song.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man at the American consulate say to Danticat that she thinks is terrible?

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?

3. What does Liline say to Danticat and Bob when they leave for the United States?

4. Why are Tante Denise and Uncle Joseph so upset with the neighbors across the street in 1974?

5. Who is Joseph's son that has moved back and forth between the U.S. and Haiti?

(see the answer key)

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