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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the male narrator afraid might attract sharks?
(a) Applying tar to patch holes in the boat.
(b) Throwing possessions overboard.
(c) Throwing the dead baby in the water.
(d) Singing songs.

2. Who says, "It is only my misfortune that would lump me together with an indigent like you?"
(a) It does not specify.
(b) The captain.
(c) The old man.
(d) The male narrator.

3. Why is the first narrator grateful there are no children on the boat?
(a) They would add too much weight.
(b) He could not bear their complaints or cries.
(c) They would remind him of the despair they are struggling against.
(d) They do not understand oppression, therefore their presence is not validated.

4. What is the setting the first narrator is in?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The sea.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Miami.

5. Why does the male narrator refer to Agwé?
(a) Because he has to throw his possessions overboard.
(b) Because Agwe is the captain.
(c) Because Agwe talks to him
(d) Because Agwe will protect him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "I see you crying like a crushed snail, the way you cried when I helped you pull out your first tooth?"

2. What does the male narrator remember about Miami?

3. What did the first narrator like about the radio show?

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

5. What is the connection between the old man and Cèlianne?

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