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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (pages 1 - 57).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Joseph have his major throat surgery?
(a) In Cape Town.
(b) In Los Angeles.
(c) In Port-au-Prince.
(d) In New York.

2. How old is Danticat when she becomes pregnant for the first time?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 35.
(d) 40.

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

4. Who does Uncle Joseph want Mira to marry before Mira meets Danticat's mother?
(a) Marie Micheline.
(b) A neighbor named Ferna.
(c) Tante Denise's sister Leone.
(d) A teacher named Christiana.

5. What age is Danticat when she moves in with Uncle Joseph and Tante Denise?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What disease does Danticat's father Mira suffer from?

3. What is the name of the doctor who sees Danticat's father?

4. What do the American doctors say in 1978 about Uncle Joseph's health problem?

5. What does the doctor say when Danticat asks if her father would be a candidate for a lung transplant?

(see the answer key)

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