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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 do some of the cruel neighbors say to Joseph after his throat surgery?
(a) They tell him no one will ever love him again.
(b) They call him cave neck.
(c) They tell him it is better that he can not talk.
(d) They ask how his wife can stand to still live with him.

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

3. When does the American Consulate write to Joseph requesting that Danticat and Bob undergo a physical to see if they can travel to the United States?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1978.

4. What does Tante Denise do right before Danticat and Bob leave for the United States?
(a) Kisses them and runs into her room, unable to bear watching them leave.
(b) Blesses them with holy water.
(c) Gives them each letters for every day of the year they will be gone.
(d) Packs food for them to take on the airplane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was secretly pregnant in 1974?

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

3. What does Marie Micheline name her baby?

4. Where does Tante Denise send Marie Micheline?

5. Where does Danticat move to in the early 2000s?

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