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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the female narrator think her boyfriend might be dead?
(a) She can't feel his soul any longer.
(b) She heard news of a boat sinking.
(c) It rains constantly.
(d) His notebook washed up on shore.

2. Who is the female narrator referring to in this sentence, "I wish he would catch a bullet so we could see how scared he really is"?
(a) Manman.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her Uncle.
(d) Her father.

3. Who says, "all anyone can hope for is just a tiny bit of love, like a drop in a cup if you can get it, or a waterfall, a flood, if you can get that too"?
(a) The female narrator.
(b) Madan Roger.
(c) The female narrator's father.
(d) Manman.

4. What does the female narrator do when she sees the black butterfly?
(a) Reaches out her hand for it.
(b) She runs away so it won't land on her.
(c) Catches it in a net.
(d) Tries to kill it.

5. Which of these statements is true?
(a) Madan Roger carries her son's body all the way home.
(b) The narrator's family saves Madan Roger from the soldiers.
(c) Madan Roger kills soldiers to avenge her son's death.
(d) Madan Roger only brings her son's head home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first narrator say lies beyond the mountains?

2. What does the first narrator write of the sea?

3. Who is the first narrator referring to in this sentence? "She is short and speaks in a singsong that reminds me of the villages of the north."

4. Why was the female narrator almost arrested?

5. What does the male narrator say has finally made him an African?

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