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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the passengers do to ease their nausea?
(a) Take turns swimming next to the boat.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Take turns rowing.
(d) Sing songs and tell stories.

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

5. Which of these does not appear in the male narrator's dream?
(a) His girlfriend's family.
(b) Starfish.
(c) Mermaids.
(d) Priests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the male narrator pray for?

2. What is the male narrator afraid might happen once they get deep at sea?

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

4. Who is Agwé?

5. What specifically does the male narrator say about soldiers?

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