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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. How does Joseph look different to Danticat when she meets him at the airport in 1983?
(a) He looks taller and stronger.
(b) He looks ill.
(c) He looks very thin.
(d) He has gained some weight and somehow looks shorter.

2. How does Marie Micheline die?
(a) She is shot.
(b) She dies in childbirth.
(c) She reportedly dies of a heart attack in the midst of a violent outbreak in her neighborhood.
(d) She dies of cancer.

3. What does the quote that Danticat uses to start Part Two of the book say that a brother is born for?
(a) Adversity.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Frienship.
(d) Love.

4. Why are Tante Denise and Uncle Joseph so upset with the neighbors across the street in 1974?
(a) They robbed them of some money.
(b) They skipped Melina's funeral.
(c) Their son, the father of Marie Micheline's baby, does not admit he is the father.
(d) They made fun of Joseph's loss of voice.

5. Where does Joseph meet Denise for the first time?
(a) On the hills in Beausejour, Haiti.
(b) In the church in Bel Air.
(c) On the street in Brooklyn.
(d) In the markets of Bel Air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie Micheline tell Joseph when he comes to free her from her husband?

2. What is Tante Denise known for wearing throughout her life?

3. What is the result of Danticat's and Bob's physical?

4. What street does Danticat live on as a child in New York?

5. What does Bob tell Mira about Joseph's mood when they had left Haiti?

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