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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. How long after Danticat's father leaves for the United States does her mother follow him?
(a) 2years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 10 years.

2. What is Danticat's reaction to seeing her parents again for the first time in many years?
(a) She is angry at them.
(b) She is overjoyed to see them.
(c) She does not recognize her father at first.
(d) She is indifferent to them.

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

4. Where do Joseph and Denise build their first house?
(a) Bel Air.
(b) The Northern countryside in Haiti.
(c) The Southern countryside in Haiti.
(d) A neighborhood near Port-au-Prince harbor.

5. What does Danticat's mother give her to take on the plane?
(a) Bottles of water.
(b) Haitian food.
(c) Compression stockings.
(d) Headphones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tante Denise send Marie Micheline?

2. Who does Uncle Joseph want Mira to marry before Mira meets Danticat's mother?

3. How old is Danticat when she becomes pregnant for the first time?

4. How old is Danticat's father in 2004?

5. Where does Danticat's brother Kelly live?

(see the answer key)

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