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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. What do the American doctors say in 1978 about Uncle Joseph's health problem?
(a) He will need multiple muscular surgeries to correct his paralysis.
(b) He will need to take insulin the rest of his life.
(c) They need to do a biopsy on his throat tumor to see if it is cancerous.
(d) His arm will need to be amputated.

2. What does Joseph suggest to Danticat before he leaves to go back to Haiti in September 2004 that could help Mira?
(a) He suggests Danticat try an herbal remedy on Mira that he brought from Haiti.
(b) He suggests Danticat take Mira to physical therapy every other day.
(c) He suggests Danticat ask her church friends to pray for Mira.
(d) He suggests that Danticat bring a Haitian doctor to New York that could help Mira.

3. How old is Danticat's father in 2004?
(a) 80.
(b) 69.
(c) 60.
(d) 75.

4. How long after Danticat's father leaves for the United States does her mother follow him?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 2years.

5. What does Mira say he would have liked to have done if he did not drive a taxi?
(a) Be an engineer.
(b) Be a tailor.
(c) Be an undertaker or a grocer.
(d) Be a writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marie Micheline's husband's name?

2. What is Tante Denise known for wearing throughout her life?

3. What does Joseph do at Melina's funeral?

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

5. Where do Joseph and Denise build their first house?

(see the answer key)

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