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

2. What was Danticat's first experience of intense jealousy?
(a) Seeing how her father doted on her brother Bob.
(b) Seeing her mother and Bob asleep, cuddled together, when Bob was a baby.
(c) Seeing how Joseph seemed to prefer Marie Micheline to her.
(d) Seeing how her mother preferred all of her brothers to her.

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

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

5. Who is the baby Danticat's mother brings to Haiti with her in 1976?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Bob.
(c) Nick.
(d) Karl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Danticat's father pick her up from the airport in in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?

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

3. Who is Tante Denise's mother?

4. When does Danticat find out she is pregant?

5. What does Danticat's father decide on his drive to the airport to pick her and Bob up on the first day they arrive into the country from Haiti?

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