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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the butterflies land to bring news?
(a) On the female narrator's foot.
(b) On the female narrator's arm.
(c) On the female narrator's hand.
(d) On the female narrator's head.

2. Why does the female narrator's father sleep at his brother's house?
(a) So that soldiers do not make him sleep with his daughter.
(b) Because he and the narrator's mother are separated.
(c) To protect his brother's family.
(d) It does not say.

3. 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 is a drug runner and the police are after him.
(c) He is actually a U.S. citizen.
(d) He needs proper medical care for his leg.

4. Why does the female narrator think she will not marry a well-established man?
(a) They are very poor.
(b) They do not speak Creole.
(c) They are not very well known in society.
(d) Her father will not let her.

5. Where are the people on the boat sailing towards?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Cuba.
(c) The Bahamas.
(d) The United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the female narrator think her boyfriend might be dead?

2. Where is the female narrator's family headed?

3. What is odd about Celianne's baby?

4. What is the first narrator's name?

5. What is the male narrator afraid might attract sharks?

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