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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 Danticat move to in the early 2000s?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Boston.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Miami.

2. What treat does Danticat remember getting on the street with Joseph when she was a child?
(a) Grilled cheese sandwiches.
(b) Churros.
(c) Ice sweetened with syrup.
(d) Crepes.

3. What does Joseph tell Mira that science is God's way of shielding?
(a) Good will.
(b) Progress.
(c) Miracles.
(d) Magic.

4. What is the cause of the gunfire Joseph hears in Bel Air on October 24, 2004?
(a) United Nations soldiers and Haitian riot police are rooting out the most violent gangs in Bel Air.
(b) French soldiers are staging an uprising.
(c) The American military is helping to overthrow the government.
(d) Papa Doc's Macoutes are rounding people up to be taken to jail.

5. What kind of car does Danticat's father pick her up from the airport in in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?
(a) A Corvette.
(b) A Prius.
(c) A Sonata.
(d) A Lincoln Town Car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the quote that Danticat uses to start Part Two of the book say that a brother is born for?

2. Who is the neighbor that Joseph hears was thrown off the roof for trying to save the church's generator from thieves?

3. What does Liline say to Danticat and Bob when they leave for the United States?

4. What does the doctor say when Danticat asks if her father would be a candidate for a lung transplant?

5. Why does Aristide leave office less than a year after being sworn in in 1991?

(see the answer key)

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