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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the male narrator remember about Miami?
(a) There are many opportunities for Haitians in Miami.
(b) They speak Spanish there.
(c) It is sunny and doesn't snow.
(d) The narrator can't remember anything about Miami.

3. Which of these does not appear in the male narrator's dream?
(a) Starfish.
(b) Priests.
(c) His girlfriend's family.
(d) Mermaids.

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

5. What does the male narrator pray for?
(a) That his love will marry a soldier for protection.
(b) That the sea will part like in the Bible.
(c) That the sea will open up and swallow their boat.
(d) That they will not hit a storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the radio pick up a broadcast from?

2. Who said, "Now we will never be mistaken for Cubans?"

3. Where are the people on the boat from?

4. What does the old man call the first narrator?

5. Why is the first narrator grateful there are no children on the boat?

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