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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 new barrier to their emigration do Danticat and Bob encounter during their six months of medical treatment in 1980?
(a) The United States bars all immigrants from Haiti.
(b) Danticat gets another illness.
(c) The Haitian government forbids anyone to emigrate.
(d) Mira loses his job, which he needs in order to be able to bring his children to the U.S.

2. What hurtful question does Kelly ask Danicat and Bob their first night in the United States?
(a) Whether they are adopted.
(b) If their parents will love them as much as they love Kelly and Karl.
(c) If they are really black.
(d) If they are staying or not.

3. What disguise does Joseph wear to move between houses in Bel Air in October 2004?
(a) A farmer's hat and overalls.
(b) A woman's muumuu and wig.
(c) A doctor's coat.
(d) A beard and glasses.

4. What hospital is Joseph taken to in the United States in the fall of 2004?
(a) Jackson Memorial.
(b) Cedars Mount Sinai.
(c) Columbia Presbyterian.
(d) Kings County Hospital.

5. Where does Danticat take Joseph for his medical exam in 1983?
(a) Kings County Hospital.
(b) Mount Sinai Hospital.
(c) Cooks County Hospital.
(d) A Haitian herbal clinic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Joseph during his asylum hearing?

2. What does Bob tell Kelly and Karl is really going on with him and Danticat?

3. Who does Danticat call first to inform him that her Uncle Joseph has died?

4. What are some of the side effects of Danticat's treatment for her illness in 1980?

5. What kind of record does Joseph listen to in 1978 as he gets ready for the day?

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