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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the first narrator say lies beyond the mountains?
(a) The sea.
(b) Death.
(c) Freedom.
(d) More mountains.

2. What color does the first narrator say the sea is at night?
(a) White, illuminated by the stars.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Purple..

3. Who says, "Maybe the world is flat and we are going to find out, like the navigators of old?"
(a) Agwe.
(b) The old man.
(c) The male narrator.
(d) Celianne.

4. Why is Celianne's face scarred?
(a) To disguise her identity.
(b) She was in prison.
(c) She got in a fight with another passenger.
(d) It is a family ritual.

5. What specifically does the male narrator say about soldiers?
(a) His love should marry a soldier to protect her family.
(b) They are acting in the best interest of the country.
(c) They are not human.
(d) They make a lot of money.

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

7. What is the male narrator afraid might happen once they get deep at sea?
(a) Getting a sunburn.
(b) Getting lost.
(c) The narrator does not say.
(d) Having nightmares.

8. What does the male narrator ask of his lover?
(a) To have the courage to tell her father about their relationship.
(b) Not to marry a soldier.
(c) Not to wait for him, as he may die in his effort to escape.
(d) To always voice her beliefs, no matter the consequence.

9. What was the male narrator's radio show about?
(a) Psychiatry/ Counseling
(b) Upcoming bands and new releases.
(c) Political talk and current events.
(d) Popular music.

10. How are Haitians treated in the Bahamas?
(a) "Like dogs."
(b) "Like slaves."
(c) "Like prisoners."
(d) "Like royalty."

11. What do the passengers use to cut Cèlianne's umbilical cord?
(a) A razor.
(b) A Swiss Army knife.
(c) A paring knife.
(d) A switchblade.

12. What tests did the first narrator take before leaving?
(a) Bar exams.
(b) University exams.
(c) Medical exams.
(d) Soldier exams.

13. What does the male narrator try to buy from the women on board?
(a) Paper.
(b) A keepsake.
(c) Food.
(d) A hat.

14. What happened to the male narrator's mother the last time he saw her?
(a) His mother is in the boat with him.
(b) She was killed by soldiers
(c) She fainted as he was sailing away.
(d) His mother died in childbirth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these statements is false?

2. What does the old man call the first narrator?

3. What do the Protestants see themselves as?

4. Why doesn't Celianne's baby cry?

5. Where does the radio pick up a broadcast from?

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