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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 112 - 169).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Joseph meet Denise for the first time?
(a) On the street in Brooklyn.
(b) In the markets of Bel Air.
(c) On the hills in Beausejour, Haiti.
(d) In the church in Bel Air.

2. Who is the baby Danticat's mother brings to Haiti with her in 1976?
(a) Nick.
(b) Karl.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Bob.

3. Where does Danticat's brother Kelly live?
(a) Iowa.
(b) California.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Washington D.C.

4. Who does Joseph often take with him on errands following his throat surgery?
(a) One of the children.
(b) Tante Denise.
(c) One of his church congregants.
(d) One of the neighbors.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Danticat think her bedclothes in the United States smell like?

3. What complication does Danticat find out she has in her pregnancy?

4. Where does Danticat tell her parents she is pregnant?

5. What does Joseph tell Mira that science is God's way of shielding?

(see the answer key)

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