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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. Which of Danticat's brothers immediately hugs her when she arrives in the United States at the family's apartment?
(a) Bob.
(b) Karl.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Nick.

2. What do the American doctors say in 1978 about Uncle Joseph's health problem?
(a) He will need multiple muscular surgeries to correct his paralysis.
(b) He will need to take insulin the rest of his life.
(c) His arm will need to be amputated.
(d) They need to do a biopsy on his throat tumor to see if it is cancerous.

3. Who does Danticat's father run his car service with?
(a) Her Tante Zi.
(b) Her brother Bob.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her Uncle Franck.

4. Where does Joseph stay when he first flees his house in October 2004?
(a) With Mira.
(b) With Maxo.
(c) With a neighbor called Ferna.
(d) With Tante Zi.

5. What is the name of Danticat's father's cab?
(a) A gypsy cab.
(b) A flowered cab.
(c) A daisy cab.
(d) A checkered cab.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mira feel about the fact that Joseph was buried in the United States?

2. What does Danticat's brother Kelly remind her of when she tells him she is pregnant?

3. When had Joseph nearly died in Danticat's childhood?

4. How did Danticat discover that U.S. officials determined the ages of some of the immigrants seeking asylum?

5. What does Danticat's father give her on her second day in the United States?

(see the answer key)

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