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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Haitians treated in the Bahamas?
(a) "Like slaves."
(b) "Like royalty."
(c) "Like prisoners."
(d) "Like dogs."

2. What happened to the male narrator's mother the last time he saw her?
(a) His mother is in the boat with him.
(b) His mother died in childbirth.
(c) She fainted as he was sailing away.
(d) She was killed by soldiers

3. Why does the male narrator feign nausea?
(a) He does not want to be seen crying.
(b) So he doesn't have to help Celianne with the baby.
(c) His nausea is always real.
(d) So he can write undisturbed.

4. What color does the first narrator say the sea is at night?
(a) Purple..
(b) Blue.
(c) White, illuminated by the stars.
(d) Black.

5. What is the connection between the old man and Cèlianne?
(a) Father and daughter.
(b) Nothing; they are both passengers.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Uncle and niece.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cèlianne wake up screaming the first time?

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

3. What does the male narrator say are the only newborn babies he has ever seen?

4. Who says, "Do you think your money is worth anything to me here?"

5. 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?"

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