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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the male narrator feign nausea?
(a) So he can write undisturbed.
(b) He does not want to be seen crying.
(c) So he doesn't have to help Celianne with the baby.
(d) His nausea is always real.

2. Celianne gives birth to:
(a) Celianne was never pregnant.
(b) A baby girl.
(c) Nothing; it was a false labor.
(d) A boy.

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

4. What is the male narrator afraid might happen once they get deep at sea?
(a) Getting a sunburn.
(b) Getting lost.
(c) Having nightmares.
(d) The narrator does not say.

5. What does the first narrator say is the predominant religion of the others on board?
(a) Voodoo.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Protestant.
(d) They are not religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what do they patch the hole with at the bottom of the boat?

2. Why does the male narrator refer to Agwé?

3. Which of these appear in the first narrator's dream?

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

5. Why does the male narrator leave Haiti?

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