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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the female narrator thank her father?
(a) Because he saved her life.
(b) Because he planted the banyan tree.
(c) Because he gave her permission to marry her boyfriend.
(d) Because he protected her from black butterflies.

2. What does the male narrator say he would name his child if it were born at sea?
(a) Hunger or Thirst, after his pain.
(b) Freedom or liberty, after his journey.
(c) Hope or faith, after his plight.
(d) Sun, moon, or star, after the elements.

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

4. Who says, "You must love him for this, you must"?
(a) The female narrator.
(b) The narrator's boyfriend.
(c) The narrator's father.
(d) Manman.

5. What constantly surrounds the female narrator near the end of the story?
(a) Rain.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) The arms of the banyan tree.
(d) Black butterflies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the male narrator leave Haiti?

3. Why was the female narrator almost arrested?

4. Why does Cèlianne wake up screaming the first time?

5. Who said, "Gossip spreads here like everywhere else"?

(see the answer key)

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