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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the male narrator say he would name his child if it were born at sea?
2. What does the first narrator say is the predominant religion of the others on board?
3. 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?"
4. What do the passengers use the tar for?
5. What does the male narrator remember about Miami?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the passengers spend time on the boat?
2. What happened to the young man on the boat the first time he tried to sail to Miami?
3. What bird do both of the narrators mention? In what way do each of them refer to it?
4. How does the soldiers' visit to Madan Roger's house lead to her death?
5. Think about the male narrator's references to skin color. How does this reflect the social prejudices prevalent in the story?
6. Describe Celianne.
7. Think about the two different styles of writing each narrator uses. What does this tell us about them?
8. What does the female narrator do in a "last resort" way to preserve hope after the black butterflies come? Does it work?
9. What results is the female narrator waiting to hear on the radio? Why is this important?
10. How do the two houses the female narrator lives in differ?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"I go to them now as though it was always meant to be, as though the very day that my mother birthed me, she had chosen me to live life eternal, among the children of the deep blue sea, those who have escaped the chains of slavery to form a world beneath the heavens and the blood-drenched earth where you live."
Consider the quote above. Explain its significance in the story. Pay special attention to syntax, tone, diction, imagery and meaning.
Essay Topic 2
Think about the author's use of color in the story. When is it used? What impact does it have?
Essay Topic 3
"If I was a girl, maybe I would have been at home and not out politicking and getting myself into something like this." Think about this quote from the male narrator. Do you think that his gender brings about the narrator's situation? What character on the boat could perhaps refute this claim? Do you agree with the narrator? Does gender determine safety?
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