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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 Marie Micheline tell Joseph when he comes to free her from her husband?
(a) She can not come home with him.
(b) He has given birth to her by freeing her.
(c) She will never be able to repay him.
(d) She wants to leave Ruth with him.

2. What is one of Joseph's first symptoms of illness in 1977?
(a) His voice begins to fail.
(b) He experiences muscle weakness.
(c) His appetite decreases.
(d) His legs get weak.

3. What does Joseph name his church?
(a) The Savior of Bel Air.
(b) Our Holy Mother of Port-au-Prince.
(c) The Christian Church of Redemption.
(d) The National Church of Haiti.

4. What new barrier to their emigration do Danticat and Bob encounter during their six months of medical treatment in 1980?
(a) The United States bars all immigrants from Haiti.
(b) The Haitian government forbids anyone to emigrate.
(c) Mira loses his job, which he needs in order to be able to bring his children to the U.S.
(d) Danticat gets another illness.

5. Why are Tante Denise and Uncle Joseph so upset with the neighbors across the street in 1974?
(a) They robbed them of some money.
(b) They made fun of Joseph's loss of voice.
(c) Their son, the father of Marie Micheline's baby, does not admit he is the father.
(d) They skipped Melina's funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Danticat's parents and extended family live in the U.S.?

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

3. Where was Jean-Bertrand Aristide spending his exile in 2004?

4. 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?

5. What does Danticat's brother Bob tell her about their mother's feelings on how Danticat reveals her pregnancy to her parents?

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