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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why aren't Manman and the narrator's father speaking to one another?
(a) They are thinking of divorce.
(b) Because of how he treats the narrator.
(c) It is not proper to speak to one another in public.
(d) Because of what happened the night soldiers came to Madan Roger's house.

2. Where are the people on the boat from?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Miami.
(d) The Bahamas.

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

4. Why does the female narrator think her boyfriend might be dead?
(a) It rains constantly.
(b) She can't feel his soul any longer.
(c) She heard news of a boat sinking.
(d) His notebook washed up on shore.

5. Where does the female narrator's mother talk to her?
(a) In the car.
(b) In the house.
(c) At the dinner table.
(d) Under the banyan tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the first narrator like about the radio show?

2. Who says, "People are just too hopeful, and sometimes hope is the biggest weapon of all to use against us?"

3. Who said, "Now we will never be mistaken for Cubans?"

4. What do the passengers use to cut Cèlianne's umbilical cord?

5. Who are the main characters in the story?

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