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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do the passengers choose the name Swiss?
(a) Because they were trying to survive on rations of cheese.
(b) For the knife they used to cut the umbilical cord.
(c) Because of the ethnicity of Celianne.
(d) Because Celianne dreamed of going to Switzerland.

3. Who says, "The sea in that spot is like the sharks that live there. It has no mercy?"
(a) The male narrator.
(b) Agwe.
(c) The old man.
(d) Celianne.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the male narrator have with him besides the notebook?

2. Why does the male narrator feign nausea?

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

4. Which of these statements is false?

5. Who is the father of Celianne's baby?

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