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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many other people are on the boat?
(a) Five.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirty-six.

2. What is the connection between the old man and Cèlianne?
(a) Father and daughter.
(b) Nothing; they are both passengers.
(c) Uncle and niece.
(d) Neighbors.

3. Why does the male narrator refer to Agwé?
(a) Because he has to throw his possessions overboard.
(b) Because Agwe is the captain.
(c) Because Agwe will protect him.
(d) Because Agwe talks to him

4. Where does the radio pick up a broadcast from?
(a) Cuba.
(b) The Bahamas.
(c) Miami.
(d) Haiti.

5. What does the male narrator say has finally made him an African?
(a) The sun beating down and constantly darkening his skin.
(b) The fact he is fleeing his homeland.
(c) Rowing a boat towards America.
(d) Being one with the sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the female narrator refer to the soldiers as?

2. What does the female narrator's father find in her room?

3. Celianne gives birth to:

4. Why does the female narrator think she will not marry a well-established man?

5. What does the narrators father call the place they are escaping to?

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