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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the male narrator dream?
(a) That mermaids sang in Latin.
(b) All of these.
(c) That he died and went to heaven.
(d) That heaven was at the bottom of the sea.

2. What tests did the first narrator take before leaving?
(a) Medical exams.
(b) Bar exams.
(c) University exams.
(d) Soldier exams.

3. Who are the main characters in the story?
(a) Celianne and Edwidge.
(b) Krik and Krack.
(c) Edwidge and Danticat.
(d) The two narrators; they are not named.

4. Why is the young man on the boat fleeing for a second time?
(a) He is a drug runner and the police are after him.
(b) He needs proper medical care for his leg.
(c) He escaped once but was brought back by the Coast Guard.
(d) He is actually a U.S. citizen.

5. What does the male narrator ask of his lover?
(a) To always voice her beliefs, no matter the consequence.
(b) Not to wait for him, as he may die in his effort to escape.
(c) To have the courage to tell her father about their relationship.
(d) Not to marry a soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Celianne gives birth to:

2. What is the connection between the old man and Cèlianne?

3. What does the first narrator say lies beyond the mountains?

4. Where are the people on the boat from?

5. What color does the first narrator say the sea is at night?

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