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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 drug is Danticat's father prescribed that he decides not to take?
(a) Oxycontin.
(b) Prednisone.
(c) Codeine.
(d) Tylenol.

2. How many letters does Danticat write on her typewriter to Uncle Joseph?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) One.
(c) A dozen.
(d) Thousands.

3. What kind of car does Danticat's father pick her up from the airport in in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?
(a) A Lincoln Town Car.
(b) A Corvette.
(c) A Sonata.
(d) A Prius.

4. Why does Joseph tell Danticat he and Tante Denise will not choose to leave Haiti despite all the violence in the early 1990s?
(a) He thinks he may run for office one day.
(b) He is too old and ill to leave and start over.
(c) Someone has to stay behind to receive letters and greet visiting family.
(d) He can not leave the graves of his parents.

5. Where does Danticat go with her father before his doctor's appointment in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?
(a) To a fortune-teller.
(b) To an acupuncturist.
(c) To a video store.
(d) To an herbalist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danticat's mother make for her before she leaves for the United States?

2. When do Danticat's parents reappear in Haiti again after leaving her with Joseph and Denise?

3. What does Joseph carry under his arm when he visits Mira in the hospital in 2004?

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

5. What does Danticat think her bedclothes in the United States smell like?

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