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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the old man call the first narrator?
(a) Friend.
(b) Kompe.
(c) Captain.
(d) Brother.

3. What was the male narrator's last memory of his mother?
(a) Giving him money for his trip.
(b) Waving goodbye at the port.
(c) Her fainting by the ocean.
(d) At home making dinner.

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

5. Why does the male narrator leave Haiti?
(a) He is running away from his lover's angry father.
(b) He is fleeing the oppression of the Haitian government.
(c) He escaped prison and is hoping for freedom in the U.S.
(d) He thinks he can make more money in the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these statements is false?

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

3. Why doesn't Celianne's baby cry?

4. How many other people are on the boat?

5. Who says they see a coast guard boat coming?

(see the answer key)

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