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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 58 - 111).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Danticat tell her parents she is pregnant?
(a) At their house, over dinner.
(b) In a hospital waiting room.
(c) In a park.
(d) In the car on the way to the airport.

2. What was the name of Joseph's and Mira's mother?
(a) Melina.
(b) Lilliane.
(c) Lorvana.
(d) Melania.

3. What is Danticat's father's nickname, Mira, short for?
(a) Miranole, which is a traditional Danticat family name.
(b) Miracin, his middle name.
(c) Miracle, which is what his mother called him.
(d) Mirror, which her father was fascinated with as a baby.

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

5. What does Danticat's brother Kelly remind her of when she tells him she is pregnant?
(a) That she told him she always wanted to be a mother.
(b) That she told him she always wanted to have twins.
(c) That she told him she would move back to Brooklyn if she had a child.
(d) That in high school, Danticat told him she never wanted to get married or have children so she could write her books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danticat's mother make for her before she leaves for the United States?

2. Who is Tante Denise's mother?

3. What was Danticat's first experience of intense jealousy?

4. What does Bob do when he sees his mother for the first time in many years?

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

(see the answer key)

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