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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 a very American thing.
(b) It is completely unnecessary.
(c) Never to go out on it.
(d) It has magical powers.

2. What does Joseph wear on his way out of Bel Air in the fall of 2004 so he will not be recognized?
(a) A thick fake beard and glasses.
(b) A doctor's coat.
(c) A UN uniform.
(d) A towel over his head.

3. What does Danticat's brother Bob tell her about their mother's feelings on how Danticat reveals her pregnancy to her parents?
(a) She thinks Danticat should have told them of her pregnancy much earlier.
(b) She feels like Danticat should have made more of a formal announcement.
(c) She thinks Danticat should have kept the pregnancy secret for longer.
(d) She does not like how Danticat told them she was pregnant.

4. Who decides to go into Bel Air and help get Joseph to safety in the fall of 2004?
(a) Tante Zi.
(b) Bob.
(c) Mira.
(d) Maxo.

5. Who is Tante Zi mourning when she wears white?
(a) Her brother, Mira.
(b) Her husband, Nick.
(c) Her son, Marius.
(d) Her mother, Lorna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Maxo and the rest of Joseph's family reluctantly leave Bel Air for in October 2004?

2. Where do Joseph and Maxo fly into in the fall of 2004 in the United States?

3. Why was there no wake for Tante Denise?

4. Why does Joseph tell Danticat he and Tante Denise will not choose to leave Haiti despite all the violence in the early 1990s?

5. What is the cause of the gunfire Joseph hears in Bel Air on October 24, 2004?

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