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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. When does Uncle Joseph meet his wife, Tante Denise?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1932.

2. Where does Danticat move to in the early 2000s?
(a) Boston.
(b) Miami.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Brooklyn.

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

4. Where does Danticat's brother Kelly live?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) California.

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 have twins.
(b) That in high school, Danticat told him she never wanted to get married or have children so she could write her books.
(c) That she told him she always wanted to be a mother.
(d) That she told him she would move back to Brooklyn if she had a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some of the cruel neighbors say to Joseph after his throat surgery?

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

3. What does Danticat's mother say when she mishears something?

4. What does the man at the American consulate say to Danticat that she thinks is terrible?

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

(see the answer key)

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