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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why won't Celianne let go of her baby?
(a) She will start crying otherwise.
(b) The baby is all she has.
(c) Celianne does not have a baby.
(d) No one will hold the baby for her.

2. How long does the female narrator say banyan trees last?
(a) One year.
(b) Hundreds of years.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) Ten years.

3. With what do they patch the hole with at the bottom of the boat?
(a) Tar.
(b) Paper.
(c) The sole of a shoe.
(d) Cloth.

4. What does the male narrator say he would name his child if it were born at sea?
(a) Hope or faith, after his plight.
(b) Sun, moon, or star, after the elements.
(c) Hunger or Thirst, after his pain.
(d) Freedom or liberty, after his journey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the young man on the boat fleeing for a second time?

2. What does the female narrator say the mountains are doing?

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

4. Why does the female narrator tell her father that she loves her boyfriend?

5. What did the soldiers make Celianne's brother do?

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