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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the passengers use the tar for?
(a) As fuel for the motor.
(b) To help Celianne deliver the baby.
(c) As sunscreen.
(d) To patch up holes in the boat.

2. Who says they see a coast guard boat coming?
(a) The old man.
(b) The male narrator.
(c) The captain.
(d) Celianne.

3. Who is the male narrator referring to when he says, "They're almost not human?"
(a) Soldiers.
(b) The other passengers.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Babies.

4. Why won't Celianne let go of her baby?
(a) She will start crying otherwise.
(b) Celianne does not have a baby.
(c) No one will hold the baby for her.
(d) The baby is all she has.

5. Why do the other people on the boat offer to take care of the baby for Celianne?
(a) The baby is in fact dead and is beginning to smell.
(b) Celianne needs to rest; she is exhausted from delivering the baby.
(c) The baby will not stop crying in Celianne's arms and is beginning to annoy the rest of the passengers.
(d) There is no baby on the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the male narrator's last memory of his mother?

2. Why does the male narrator refer to Agwé?

3. What does the old man call the first narrator?

4. Why does the male narrator feign nausea?

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

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