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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 was Mira's first apprenticeship in Haiti?
(a) As a blacksmith.
(b) As an engineer.
(c) As a cobbler.
(d) As a tailor.

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

3. Which politician does Joseph admire in the 1950s?
(a) Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
(b) Daniel Fignole.
(c) Papa Doc Duvalier.
(d) Baby Doc Duvalier.

4. How does Danticat refer to her grandfather?
(a) Grandpa Mira.
(b) Granpe Joseph.
(c) Grandpa Stephen.
(d) Granpe Nozial.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Joseph and Denise build their first house?

2. How long after Danticat's father leaves for the United States does her mother follow him?

3. What breaks when Joseph meets Denise for the first time?

4. Where does Danticat go with her father before his doctor's appointment in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?

5. What is one of Joseph's first symptoms of illness in 1977?

(see the answer key)

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