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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. Why does Danticat sense that Bob eats so much during their first dinner with their parents in the United States?
(a) He wants to please their parents.
(b) He never liked the food that Tante Denise had cooked.
(c) He has a glycemic disorder.
(d) He is very hungry from the flight.

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

3. When do Danticat's parents reappear in Haiti again after leaving her with Joseph and Denise?
(a) May 1981.
(b) June 1980.
(c) September 1978.
(d) October 1976.

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

5. What story does Tante Denise tell Danticat the last time Danticat visits her in Haiti?
(a) The Old Goat and the Young Ram.
(b) The House With the Golden Windows.
(c) The Snake and the Badger.
(d) The Angel of Death and Father God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the welcome meal that Danticat's parents cook for her and Bob when they arrive in the United States?

2. What were the shirts sent to Haiti from the U.S. in the 1960s called?

3. What hurtful question does Kelly ask Danicat and Bob their first night in the United States?

4. What does Danticat mistake the fire escape for?

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

(see the answer key)

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