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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. What does Danticat's mother say when she mishears something?
(a) Stop Mumbling!
(b) You must speak louder.
(c) Your voice has not reached my ear.
(d) What did the white man say?

2. Who does Danticat's father run his car service with?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her Tante Zi.
(c) Her Uncle Franck.
(d) Her brother Bob.

3. Where does Joseph meet Denise for the first time?
(a) On the street in Brooklyn.
(b) On the hills in Beausejour, Haiti.
(c) In the church in Bel Air.
(d) In the markets of Bel Air.

4. What drug is Danticat's father prescribed that he decides not to take?
(a) Codeine.
(b) Prednisone.
(c) Tylenol.
(d) Oxycontin.

5. Why does Danticat's father not want to take the medication the doctor has prescribed?
(a) It is too expensive.
(b) It makes him feel dizzy.
(c) He will fail his mandatory drug test for work if he takes it.
(d) He is afraid he will become addicted.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the shirts sent to Haiti from the U.S. in the 1960s called?

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

4. When does Uncle Joseph meet his wife, Tante Denise?

5. Who does Uncle Joseph want Mira to marry before Mira meets Danticat's mother?

(see the answer key)

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