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

2. What does Danticat's mother say when she mishears something?
(a) Your voice has not reached my ear.
(b) You must speak louder.
(c) What did the white man say?
(d) Stop Mumbling!

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bob tell Mira about Joseph's mood when they had left Haiti?

2. What does Joseph name his church?

3. What drug is Danticat's father prescribed that he decides not to take?

4. What treat does Danticat remember getting on the street with Joseph when she was a child?

5. What does Danticat's mother give her to take on the plane?

(see the answer key)

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