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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 112 - 169).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What complication does Danticat find out she has in her pregnancy?
(a) A low-lying placenta.
(b) Gestational diabetes.
(c) Gallbladder irritation.
(d) High blood pressure.

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

3. What does Liline say to Danticat and Bob when they leave for the United States?
(a) Now I get your bed.
(b) See you later.
(c) Bon voyage.
(d) Good riddance.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tante Denise think Marie Micheline really died from?

2. How does Joseph look different to Danticat when she meets him at the airport in 1983?

3. What does Joseph suggest to Danticat before he leaves to go back to Haiti in September 2004 that could help Mira?

4. What does Tante Zi do when Danticat tells her about her and Bob's illness?

5. What was Danticat's first experience of intense jealousy?

(see the answer key)

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