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

2. What does Danticat do by accident that causes her father to feel terribly chilled for hours afterwards?
(a) Turns the air conditioning higher than she meant to.
(b) Leaves the window open by mistake.
(c) Gives him the lightest blanket in the house.
(d) Spills his water glass on him when she brings him his food and drink.

3. 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) The American military is helping to overthrow the government.
(c) French soldiers are staging an uprising.
(d) Papa Doc's Macoutes are rounding people up to be taken to jail.

4. What was Marie Micheline studying in 1974?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Nursing.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Writing.

5. Why does Danticat's father lose his job on the day they arrive in the United States from Haiti?
(a) He could not take the physical labor involved in the job any longer.
(b) He asked his boss if he could leave work early to pick his children up at the airport, and the boss had said no.
(c) He had been wrongly accused of stealing from the company.
(d) He asked his boss for a raise, and the boss had fired him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Joseph and Denise build their first house?

2. What hurtful question does Kelly ask Danicat and Bob their first night in the United States?

3. Where was Jean-Bertrand Aristide spending his exile in 2004?

4. Who is Joseph's son that has moved back and forth between the U.S. and Haiti?

5. Where does Tante Denise send Marie Micheline?

(see the answer key)

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