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

2. What street does Danticat live on as a child in New York?
(a) Flatbush Avenue.
(b) The Bronx Expressway.
(c) Flatiron Avenue.
(d) Queens Boulevard.

3. What does Tante Denise think Marie Micheline really died from?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Neglect.
(d) Fright.

4. What do the neighborhood gangs and the neighbors do to Joseph's house?
(a) Paint it with graffiti.
(b) Load it with filth so it is uninhabitable.
(c) Loot it.
(d) Burn it down.

5. Where was Jean-Bertrand Aristide spending his exile in 2004?
(a) Sweden.
(b) The United Kingdom.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Norway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Joseph's funeral eventually held?

2. Why does Danticat's father lose his job on the day they arrive in the United States from Haiti?

3. Who decides to go into Bel Air and help get Joseph to safety in the fall of 2004?

4. What does Bob do when he sees his mother for the first time in many years?

5. Where is Danticat's father referred for further medical treatment in the section titled "Tomorrow"?

(see the answer key)

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