1. Why aren't Manman and the narrator's father speaking to one another?
(a) Because of how he treats the narrator.
(b) They are thinking of divorce.
(c) It is not proper to speak to one another in public.
(d) Because of what happened the night soldiers came to Madan Roger's house.

2. What was the name given to the Radio group the male narrator belonged to?
(a) Radio Seven.
(b) Radio Six.
(c) Radio One.
(d) Radio Haiti.

3. Why does the male narrator have to throw out his notebook?
(a) He wants to be one with the sea; the notebook is preventing this.
(b) The pages are all written on and he has no more use for them.
(c) The other passengers think he is writing about them.
(d) They are trying to lighten the boat.

4. Why does the female narrator think she will not marry a well-established man?
(a) Her father will not let her.
(b) They are very poor.
(c) They do not speak Creole.
(d) They are not very well known in society.

5. What announcement is the second narrator waiting for?
(a) A message from her boyfriend.
(b) The university exams.
(c) The arrival of the president.
(d) The end of the gasoline ban.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the male narrator referring to in these sentences: "They say the Lord gives and the Lord takes away. I have never been given very much. What was there to take away?"

2. Which of these appear in the first narrator's dream?

3. What does the female narrator say her father moves like when she thanks him?

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

5. What is the difference between day and night in the boat?

(see the answer key)

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