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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the male narrator's mother the last time he saw her?
(a) She was killed by soldiers
(b) His mother is in the boat with him.
(c) His mother died in childbirth.
(d) She fainted as he was sailing away.

2. Why doesn't Celianne's baby cry?
(a) Because the passengers take turns rocking it to sleep.
(b) Because Celianne throws it overboard after she delivers.
(c) Because it is stillborn.
(d) Because it is a good baby.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "Gossip spreads here like everywhere else"?

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

3. Who says, "It is only my misfortune that would lump me together with an indigent like you?"

4. Why is Celianne's face scarred?

5. What does the male narrator ask of his lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. At what point does the female narrator's father feel hurt? What internal struggles seem to prevent him from reaching out?

2. Who is Madan Roger? What happens to her?

3. How does the female narrator bathe in ville rose?

4. What phrase do both the narrators use to describe their love for one another? How is this significant?

5. Think about the male narrator's references to skin color. How does this reflect the social prejudices prevalent in the story?

6. Describe the male narrator's interaction with the old man on the boat.

7. What happened to Celianne? Why is she leaving Haiti?

8. At what point does the female narrator's opinion of her father change entirely? Who helps her come to understand his actions?

9. Describe the male narrator's reaction to Celianne going into labor. What does this reveal about the narrator?

10. What bird do both of the narrators mention? In what way do each of them refer to it?

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