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

2. What does Bob tell Mira about Joseph's mood when they had left Haiti?
(a) He said Joseph had seemed happy.
(b) He said Joseph had seemed indifferent.
(c) He said Joseph had seemed sad.
(d) He said Joseph had seemed angry.

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

4. Which politician does Joseph admire in the 1950s?
(a) Daniel Fignole.
(b) Baby Doc Duvalier.
(c) Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
(d) Papa Doc Duvalier.

5. Who was secretly pregnant in 1974?
(a) Tante Zi.
(b) Tante Denise.
(c) Marie Micheline.
(d) Danticat's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tante Denise send Marie Micheline?

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

3. Who is Maxo's son?

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

5. What does Danticat's mother make for her before she leaves for the United States?

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