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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 225 - 269).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Maxo that Joseph is not welcome back in Haiti by the neighborhood gangs, alive or dead?
(a) Tante Tina.
(b) Ferna.
(c) Man Jou.
(d) Nick.

2. Where does Danticat move to in the early 2000s?
(a) Boston.
(b) Miami.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. Where do Maxo and the rest of Joseph's family reluctantly leave Bel Air for in October 2004?
(a) Leogane.
(b) Port-au-Prince.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. What complication does Danticat find out she has in her pregnancy?
(a) A low-lying placenta.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) Gestational diabetes.
(d) Gallbladder irritation.

5. How did Danticat discover that U.S. officials determined the ages of some of the immigrants seeking asylum?
(a) By asking them for their papers.
(b) By taking X-rays of their bones.
(c) By examining their teeth.
(d) By drawing blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aristide leave office less than a year after being sworn in in 1991?

2. Why does Joseph come to New York in the summer of 1983?

3. What does the medic who is called to take care of Joseph at the asylum hearing say about his condition?

4. Which uncle of Danticat's is also involved in trying to get Joseph out of the detention center in the United States in late 2004?

5. What kind of stand does Tante Zi run in Haiti?

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