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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 does Danticat's father have to say about having only children?
(a) Only children are spoiled.
(b) Only children are the happiest.
(c) God did not make us with one eye.
(d) Only children are vulnerable.

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

3. What does Mira tell the children about the fire escape?
(a) It has magical powers.
(b) It is a very American thing.
(c) Never to go out on it.
(d) It is completely unnecessary.

4. What earlier historical tragedy does the asylum system and process sometimes remind Danticat of?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) WWI.
(c) WWII.
(d) Slavery.

5. What does Mira say he would have liked to have done if he did not drive a taxi?
(a) Be a writer.
(b) Be an engineer.
(c) Be a tailor.
(d) Be an undertaker or a grocer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Danticat's father not want to take the medication the doctor has prescribed?

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

3. Who is Maxo's son?

4. Which of Danticat's brothers live closest to their parents?

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

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