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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 58 - 111).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marie Micheline tell Joseph when he comes to free her from her husband?
(a) She can not come home with him.
(b) She wants to leave Ruth with him.
(c) He has given birth to her by freeing her.
(d) She will never be able to repay him.

2. Who was secretly pregnant in 1974?
(a) Danticat's mother.
(b) Tante Denise.
(c) Marie Micheline.
(d) Tante Zi.

3. What is Marie Micheline's husband's name?
(a) Pradel.
(b) Nick.
(c) Pressoir.
(d) Stephan.

4. What does Danticat's brother Bob tell her about their mother's feelings on how Danticat reveals her pregnancy to her parents?
(a) She feels like Danticat should have made more of a formal announcement.
(b) She does not like how Danticat told them she was pregnant.
(c) She thinks Danticat should have told them of her pregnancy much earlier.
(d) She thinks Danticat should have kept the pregnancy secret for longer.

5. What does Danticat's mother say when she mishears something?
(a) You must speak louder.
(b) Stop Mumbling!
(c) Your voice has not reached my ear.
(d) What did the white man say?

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Danticat's father pick her up from the airport in in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?

2. What age is Danticat when she moves in with Uncle Joseph and Tante Denise?

3. What is the result of Danticat's and Bob's physical?

4. What was Danticat's first experience of intense jealousy?

5. Where does Danticat move to in the early 2000s?

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