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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. Where does Joseph go after leaving the first neighbor's house he takes refuge in in October 2004?
(a) A neighboring church.
(b) Mira's house.
(c) Man Jou's house.
(d) Maxo's house.

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

3. 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 is very hungry from the flight.
(d) He has a glycemic disorder.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joseph tell Mira that science is God's way of shielding?

2. What do the American doctors say in 1978 about Uncle Joseph's health problem?

3. Why does Danticat think Joseph asked for asylum rather than use the valid visa he had to travel to the United States?

4. What does Bob tell Kelly and Karl is really going on with him and Danticat?

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

(see the answer key)

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