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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 do Danticat's parents and extended family live in the U.S.?
(a) Boston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Miami.
(d) Brooklyn.

2. Who asks Danticat's father, Mira, if he has enjoyed his life?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Danticat.
(c) Bob.
(d) Karl.

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

4. Where does Danticat go with her father before his doctor's appointment in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?
(a) To a video store.
(b) To an herbalist.
(c) To a fortune-teller.
(d) To an acupuncturist.

5. What were the shirts sent to Haiti from the U.S. in the 1960s called?
(a) Nixons.
(b) Carters.
(c) Eisenhowers.
(d) Kennedys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Danticat's father not want to take the medication the doctor has prescribed?

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

3. Who does Danticat's father run his car service with?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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