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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the male narrator try to buy from the women on board?
(a) Paper.
(b) A hat.
(c) A keepsake.
(d) Food.

2. What do the passengers use to cut Cèlianne's umbilical cord?
(a) A razor.
(b) A switchblade.
(c) A Swiss Army knife.
(d) A paring knife.

3. Who says, "I see you crying like a crushed snail, the way you cried when I helped you pull out your first tooth?"
(a) Celianne.
(b) The male narrator's father.
(c) The male narrator's mother.
(d) The first narrator.

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

5. Who are the main characters in the story?
(a) Edwidge and Danticat.
(b) The two narrators; they are not named.
(c) Celianne and Edwidge.
(d) Krik and Krack.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who says, "The sea in that spot is like the sharks that live there. It has no mercy?"

3. How old is the male narrator?

4. Who scarred Cèlianne's face?

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

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