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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 225 - 269).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of record does Joseph listen to in 1978 as he gets ready for the day?
(a) A recording of Nina Simone.
(b) A recording of birdsong.
(c) An old Berlitz recording of English phrases.
(d) A recording meant to teach Spanish to foreigners.

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

3. Who calls Danticat to tell her where Joseph is in the fall of 2004, after she is worried that she has not heard from him when he should have arrived in the United States?
(a) A United Nations worker.
(b) A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent.
(c) A New York City police person.
(d) A Haitian riot police person.

4. When had Joseph nearly died in Danticat's childhood?
(a) In 1982.
(b) In 1965.
(c) In 1975.
(d) In 1985.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Danticat share a bunk bed with in Joseph's house?

3. Where does an immigration agent tell Danticat that Joseph and Maxo were taken to in the fall of 2004 upon their arrival in the United States?

4. What happens to Danticat's parents' house a few months after her father dies?

5. Why is Danticat not allowed to visit Joseph when she asks?

(see the answer key)

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