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

2. What do the American doctors say in 1978 about Uncle Joseph's health problem?
(a) His arm will need to be amputated.
(b) He will need to take insulin the rest of his life.
(c) He will need multiple muscular surgeries to correct his paralysis.
(d) They need to do a biopsy on his throat tumor to see if it is cancerous.

3. Where was Jean-Bertrand Aristide spending his exile in 2004?
(a) Norway.
(b) Sweden.
(c) South Africa.
(d) The United Kingdom.

4. When does Danticat find out she is pregant?
(a) Early July 2004.
(b) Early August 2005.
(c) Mid-January 2001.
(d) Late September 2011.

5. What disease does Danticat's father Mira suffer from?
(a) Liver Disease.
(b) Throat Cancer.
(c) Pulmonary Fibrosis.
(d) Diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danticat's mother make for her before she leaves for the United States?

2. What breaks when Joseph meets Denise for the first time?

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

4. Who does Danticat share a bunk bed with in Joseph's house?

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

(see the answer key)

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