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

2. Who is Maxo's son?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Stephan.
(d) Nick.

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

4. What was Marie Micheline studying in 1974?
(a) Writing.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Nursing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What age is Danticat when she moves in with Uncle Joseph and Tante Denise?

2. Why does Marie Micheline's husband take her away from Bel Air?

3. When does the American Consulate write to Joseph requesting that Danticat and Bob undergo a physical to see if they can travel to the United States?

4. Where does Tante Denise send Marie Micheline?

5. What disease does Danticat's father Mira suffer from?

(see the answer key)

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