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

2. What does Tante Denise die of?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A massive stroke.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) She is shot in the crossfire in the gang violence of her neighborhood.

3. Who asks Danticat's father, Mira, if he has enjoyed his life?
(a) Danticat.
(b) Bob.
(c) Karl.
(d) Kelly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Danticat's father lose his job on the day they arrive in the United States from Haiti?

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

3. Why does Joseph tell Danticat he and Tante Denise will not choose to leave Haiti despite all the violence in the early 1990s?

4. What is the name of the doctor who sees Danticat's father?

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

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