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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 Joseph and Denise build their first house?
(a) A neighborhood near Port-au-Prince harbor.
(b) Bel Air.
(c) The Southern countryside in Haiti.
(d) The Northern countryside in Haiti.

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

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

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

5. What does Danticat's mother give her to take on the plane?
(a) Haitian food.
(b) Compression stockings.
(c) Bottles of water.
(d) Headphones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Papa Doc's militia men called?

2. Where does Danticat move to in the early 2000s?

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

4. How old is Danticat's father in 2004?

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

(see the answer key)

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