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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the boy say that no one will mistake him and the others for Cuban, now?
(a) They have such good equipment.
(b) They are all so poor.
(c) They are all seasick.
(d) They are all sunburned.

2. What does the girl say is the biggest weapon the government can use against the people?
(a) Indefinite detentions.
(b) Rape.
(c) Hope.
(d) Propaganda.

3. Who is the first narrator of Children of the Sea?
(a) A father.
(b) A lover.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A sailor.

4. What flaw does the narrator say he has?
(a) His imagination is frail.
(b) He imagines his death too easily.
(c) He cannot imagine the future.
(d) He imagines too much.

5. Whose baby does the girl give birth to on the boat?
(a) Her husband’s.
(b) Her brother’s.
(c) Haitian soldiers’.
(d) Her father’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the narrators?

2. What does the girl hear when she is hiding in the latrine?

3. In what way is the ocean like the boy’s love for the girl?

4. What danger does the boy’s boat face?

5. What does the girl say her father regrets?

(see the answer key)

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