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

2. What is Marie Micheline's husband's name?
(a) Nick.
(b) Pressoir.
(c) Stephan.
(d) Pradel.

3. What kind of food does the Customs and Border Patrol personnel give to Joseph initially?
(a) Chocolate candy.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Chips and soda.

4. What do the neighborhood gangs do to Joseph's church?
(a) Take it over as their headquarters.
(b) Mark it with graffiti.
(c) Burn it.
(d) Bulldoze it.

5. What do the neighborhood gangs and the neighbors do to Joseph's house?
(a) Loot it.
(b) Load it with filth so it is uninhabitable.
(c) Paint it with graffiti.
(d) Burn it down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joseph meet Denise for the first time?

2. Where does Joseph stay when he first flees his house in October 2004?

3. What does Joseph wear on his way out of Bel Air in the fall of 2004 so he will not be recognized?

4. What does Danticat's father have to say about having only children?

5. What does Uncle Joseph take medication for?

(see the answer key)

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