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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the female narrator think she will not marry a well-established man?
(a) Her father will not let her.
(b) They are very poor.
(c) They do not speak Creole.
(d) They are not very well known in society.

2. What do the passengers do to ease their nausea?
(a) Take turns swimming next to the boat.
(b) Sing songs and tell stories.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Take turns rowing.

3. Who is Madan Roger?
(a) The female narrator's uncle.
(b) The female narrator's cousin.
(c) The female narrator's mother.
(d) The female narrator's neighbor.

4. Why does the male narrator leave Haiti?
(a) He is running away from his lover's angry father.
(b) He escaped prison and is hoping for freedom in the U.S.
(c) He thinks he can make more money in the United States.
(d) He is fleeing the oppression of the Haitian government.

5. What does the female narrator hear over the radio at the end of the story?
(a) The new president is back.
(b) A boat sank off the coast of the Bahamas.
(c) Her boyfriend's voice.
(d) A boat was intercepted by the coast guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the passengers use to cut Cèlianne's umbilical cord?

2. What leads the narrator to believe her boyfriend is dead?

3. What does the male narrator say he would name his child if it were born at sea?

4. What does the father do when the female narrator thanks him?

5. Why does the female narrator tell her father that she loves her boyfriend?

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