View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 58 - 111).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Joseph often take with him on errands following his throat surgery?
(a) One of his church congregants.
(b) Tante Denise.
(c) One of the neighbors.
(d) One of the children.

2. Why does Danticat's father not want to take the medication the doctor has prescribed?
(a) He will fail his mandatory drug test for work if he takes it.
(b) It makes him feel dizzy.
(c) It is too expensive.
(d) He is afraid he will become addicted.

3. What does Bob tell Mira about Joseph's mood when they had left Haiti?
(a) He said Joseph had seemed happy.
(b) He said Joseph had seemed indifferent.
(c) He said Joseph had seemed angry.
(d) He said Joseph had seemed sad.

4. How does Danticat refer to her grandfather?
(a) Grandpa Stephen.
(b) Granpe Joseph.
(c) Grandpa Mira.
(d) Granpe Nozial.

5. What does Danticat's brother Kelly remind her of when she tells him she is pregnant?
(a) That in high school, Danticat told him she never wanted to get married or have children so she could write her books.
(b) That she told him she always wanted to have twins.
(c) That she told him she always wanted to be a mother.
(d) That she told him she would move back to Brooklyn if she had a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Danticat's father Mira suffer from?

2. Why does Marie Micheline's husband take her away from Bel Air?

3. What does Tante Denise do right before Danticat and Bob leave for the United States?

4. What is Danticat's father's nickname, Mira, short for?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 376 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample