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

2. What is the result of Danticat's and Bob's physical?
(a) They are found to be infected with Tuberculosis.
(b) Danticat has Influenza.
(c) They are found to be infected with a dangerous parasite.
(d) They are in perfect health.

3. What does Tante Zi do when Danticat tells her about her and Bob's illness?
(a) She tells the rest of the town.
(b) She steps away immediately.
(c) She buys their medication.
(d) She hugs them harder.

4. Which book does Danticat cherish as a child?
(a) Fancy Nancy.
(b) Madeline.
(c) Winnie the Pooh.
(d) Frog and Toad.

5. What does Danticat's brother Kelly remind her of when she tells him she is pregnant?
(a) That she told him she would move back to Brooklyn if she had a child.
(b) That in high school, Danticat told him she never wanted to get married or have children so she could write her books.
(c) That she told him she always wanted to be a mother.
(d) That she told him she always wanted to have twins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Danticat go with her father before his doctor's appointment in the section titled "Have You Enjoyed Your Life?"?

2. What kind of stand does Tante Zi run in Haiti?

3. When do Danticat's parents reappear in Haiti again after leaving her with Joseph and Denise?

4. Why does Marie Micheline's husband take her away from Bel Air?

5. What was Marie Micheline studying in 1974?

(see the answer key)

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