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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 is the name of the officer who took down all of Joseph's information for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol?
(a) Officer Reyes.
(b) Officer Zero.
(c) Officer Sandrine.
(d) Officer Smith.

2. When do Danticat's parents reappear in Haiti again after leaving her with Joseph and Denise?
(a) June 1980.
(b) October 1976.
(c) September 1978.
(d) May 1981.

3. What does the quote that Danticat uses to start Part Two of the book say that a brother is born for?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Frienship.
(c) Adversity.
(d) Love.

4. Who is gathered in Joseph's house on the morning of October 24, 2004?
(a) Many of Joseph's family members, including his son and grandchildren.
(b) His students.
(c) Foreign doctors.
(d) His congregation.

5. Why is Joseph rushed off the phone from Danticat while at the detention center?
(a) His lawyer is there to see him, so he has to go.
(b) Other detainees are waiting to use it.
(c) The officials have strict 5-minute limits on calls.
(d) His strained breathing makes him get off the phone.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What complication does Danticat find out she has in her pregnancy?

5. Which airline does Danticat call in the fall of 2004 to try to get information about Joseph?

(see the answer key)

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