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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 170 - 224).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hurtful question does Kelly ask Danicat and Bob their first night in the United States?
(a) If they are really black.
(b) Whether they are adopted.
(c) If they are staying or not.
(d) If their parents will love them as much as they love Kelly and Karl.

2. What kind of stand does Tante Zi run in Haiti?
(a) A jewelry stand.
(b) A stationary stand.
(c) A flower stand.
(d) An ice cream stand.

3. Why does Joseph tell U.S. immigration officials he is requesting asylum?
(a) He committed a political crime and can not go back to Haiti.
(b) He has grown tired of Haiti.
(c) His religion is persecuted in Haiti.
(d) People burned his church and he fears for his life.

4. What kind of record does Joseph listen to in 1978 as he gets ready for the day?
(a) An old Berlitz recording of English phrases.
(b) A recording meant to teach Spanish to foreigners.
(c) A recording of birdsong.
(d) A recording of Nina Simone.

5. What organization is Marie Micheline's husband a member of?
(a) The Aristide government.
(b) The resistance.
(c) The biggest Christian church in town.
(d) The Macoutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marie Micheline's husband take her away from Bel Air?

2. Where does Joseph have his major throat surgery?

3. When does Uncle Joseph meet his wife, Tante Denise?

4. What does the giant velvet painting in Danticat's childhood apartment depict?

5. What does the doctor say when Danticat asks if her father would be a candidate for a lung transplant?

(see the answer key)

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