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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 170 - 224).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Danticat move to in the early 2000s?
(a) Boston.
(b) Miami.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Brooklyn.

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 in perfect health.
(d) They are found to be infected with a dangerous parasite.

3. Why do some of Joseph's neighbors turn on him so violently after October 24, 2004?
(a) They think he blackmailed a beloved teacher.
(b) They think he is stealing from the church's coffers.
(c) They think he allowed the UN soldiers and riot police to shoot at neighborhood people from the roof of his church.
(d) They think he sold information to the police.

4. In Granme Melina's story about hell, how is hell defined?
(a) As other people.
(b) As total isolation.
(c) As the thing you fear the most.
(d) As a fire with no relief.

5. What does Danticat mistake the fire escape for?
(a) A set of stairs for the pet cat and dog.
(b) The apartment's back steps.
(c) A link between their apartment and their neighbors.
(d) A terrace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danticat's father decide on his drive to the airport to pick her and Bob up on the first day they arrive into the country from Haiti?

2. What disease does Danticat's father Mira suffer from?

3. When does Danticat find out she is pregant?

4. Why does Danticat sense that Bob eats so much during their first dinner with their parents in the United States?

5. What does Danticat's father have to say about having only children?

(see the answer key)

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