2. Why does Aristide leave office less than a year after being sworn in in 1991?
(a) There is a corruption scandal and he is forced to resign in disgrace.
(b) He is challenged and beaten in a democratic election by an opponent.
(c) He is ill and must step down.
(d) He is ousted in a military coup.

3. What is the term the authorities use to describe gang members?
(a) Macoutes.
(b) Foot soldiers.
(c) Chimeres.
(d) Pawns.

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

5. Why was there no wake for Tante Denise?
(a) Joseph was too sad to hold a wake for Denise.
(b) Denise had to be buried too quickly for a wake.
(c) Joseph feared the gangs in the neighborhood might storm the house during a wake.
(d) Wakes are not part of Haitian culture.

6. What does Uncle Joseph take medication for?
(a) Stroke prevention.
(b) Liver disease.
(c) Cancer.
(d) High blood pressure and inflamed prostate.

7. What kind of food does the Customs and Border Patrol personnel give to Joseph initially?
(a) Porridge.
(b) Chips and soda.
(c) Chocolate candy.
(d) Ice cream.

8. What does Danticat mistake the fire escape for?
(a) A terrace.
(b) The apartment's back steps.
(c) A link between their apartment and their neighbors.
(d) A set of stairs for the pet cat and dog.

9. What is the welcome meal that Danticat's parents cook for her and Bob when they arrive in the United States?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Mustard greens, fried chicken, and grapes.
(c) Pork roast.
(d) Rice and beans, fried plantains, and stewed chicken.

10. What is the name of the officer who took down all of Joseph's information for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol?
(a) Officer Reyes.
(b) Officer Zero.
(c) Officer Smith.
(d) Officer Sandrine.

11. 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?
(a) A state prison.
(b) Krome, a detention center.
(c) Ellis Island.
(d) They were sent back to Haiti immediately.

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

13. Where do Maxo and the rest of Joseph's family reluctantly leave Bel Air for in October 2004?
(a) Port-au-Prince.
(b) New York.
(c) Leogane.
(d) Los Angeles.

14. How does Marie Micheline die?
(a) She dies of cancer.
(b) She is shot.
(c) She reportedly dies of a heart attack in the midst of a violent outbreak in her neighborhood.
(d) She dies in childbirth.

15. What does Tante Denise think Marie Micheline really died from?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Fright.
(c) Anger.
(d) Neglect.