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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. What does the doctor say when Danticat asks if her father would be a candidate for a lung transplant?
(a) Her father is too poor.
(b) Her father is too sick.
(c) Her father is too old.
(d) Her father would be a good candidate for a transplant, but the waiting list is very long.

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

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

4. What is one of Joseph's first symptoms of illness in 1977?
(a) He experiences muscle weakness.
(b) His appetite decreases.
(c) His voice begins to fail.
(d) His legs get weak.

5. What does Tante Denise do right before Danticat and Bob leave for the United States?
(a) Packs food for them to take on the airplane.
(b) Kisses them and runs into her room, unable to bear watching them leave.
(c) Gives them each letters for every day of the year they will be gone.
(d) Blesses them with holy water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tante Zi do when Danticat tells her about her and Bob's illness?

2. What does Joseph name his church?

3. Who helps make the arrangements for Tante Denise's funeral?

4. What does Liline say to Danticat and Bob when they leave for the United States?

5. What do the American doctors say in 1978 about Uncle Joseph's health problem?

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