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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 mother say when she mishears something?
(a) What did the white man say?
(b) You must speak louder.
(c) Your voice has not reached my ear.
(d) Stop Mumbling!

2. 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 herbalist.
(c) To an acupuncturist.
(d) To a video store.

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

4. When did Haitians begin arriving in Florida in large numbers by boat?
(a) The early 2000s.
(b) The early 1970s.
(c) The early 1980s.
(d) The mid-1990s.

5. What device does the doctor give Joseph in 1983?
(a) A transcription machine.
(b) A hearing aid.
(c) A mechanical voice box.
(d) A tape recorder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Danticat's husband's name?

2. Which neighbor of Joseph's comes to his house to warn him he is in danger from the neighbors?

3. What is the name of the officer who took down all of Joseph's information for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol?

4. Who helps make the arrangements for Tante Denise's funeral?

5. What does Leone, Tante Denise's sister, say about the shooting outside Denise's funeral?

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