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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 does Bob do when he sees his mother for the first time in many years?
(a) Turns away because he does not recognize her.
(b) Yells at her for leaving him.
(c) Immediately runs to her and kisses her.
(d) Shyly asks if she remembers him.

2. Where is Danticat's father referred for further medical treatment in the section titled "Tomorrow"?
(a) Columbia Presbyterian hospital.
(b) To a renowned acupuncturist.
(c) Cedars Mount Sinai Hopsital.
(d) Kings County Hospital.

3. What device does the doctor give Joseph in 1983?
(a) A tape recorder.
(b) A hearing aid.
(c) A transcription machine.
(d) A mechanical voice box.

4. What does the man at the American consulate say to Danticat that she thinks is terrible?
(a) You are now free to be with your parents, for better or for worse.
(b) You will probably never see Haiti again.
(c) Let us hope you both survive the treacherous journey.
(d) Your Uncle will be terribly sad to see you go.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aristide leave office less than a year after being sworn in in 1991?

2. What street does Danticat live on as a child in New York?

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

4. Who decides to go into Bel Air and help get Joseph to safety in the fall of 2004?

5. What treat does Danticat remember getting on the street with Joseph when she was a child?

(see the answer key)

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