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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through His Narrative.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the male narrator referring to in these sentences: "They say the Lord gives and the Lord takes away. I have never been given very much. What was there to take away?"
(a) Radio Six.
(b) The Protestants on the boat.
(c) His family.
(d) The government.

2. What does the male narrator ask of his lover?
(a) To always voice her beliefs, no matter the consequence.
(b) Not to wait for him, as he may die in his effort to escape.
(c) Not to marry a soldier.
(d) To have the courage to tell her father about their relationship.

3. Why do the passengers choose the name Swiss?
(a) Because Celianne dreamed of going to Switzerland.
(b) Because of the ethnicity of Celianne.
(c) Because they were trying to survive on rations of cheese.
(d) For the knife they used to cut the umbilical cord.

4. What does the male narrator try to buy from the women on board?
(a) A keepsake.
(b) Food.
(c) Paper.
(d) A hat.

5. How many other people are on the boat?
(a) Five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Thirty-six.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these does not appear in the male narrator's dream?

2. Why doesn't Celianne's baby cry?

3. What did the first narrator like about the radio show?

4. Why do the other people on the boat offer to take care of the baby for Celianne?

5. Who are the main characters in the story?

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