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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the male narrator say are the only newborn babies he has ever seen?
(a) Celianne's baby.
(b) Puppies.
(c) Baby mice.
(d) Kittens.

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

3. What was the male narrator's last memory of his mother?
(a) At home making dinner.
(b) Giving him money for his trip.
(c) Her fainting by the ocean.
(d) Waving goodbye at the port.

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

5. Who says, "The sea in that spot is like the sharks that live there. It has no mercy?"
(a) Agwe.
(b) The male narrator.
(c) Celianne.
(d) The old man.

6. What does the male narrator remember about Miami?
(a) The narrator can't remember anything about Miami.
(b) There are many opportunities for Haitians in Miami.
(c) They speak Spanish there.
(d) It is sunny and doesn't snow.

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

8. What spirit does the male narrator say he has to throw his remaining possessions over to?
(a) Gali, the spirit of hope.
(b) Vishnu, the spirit of the sky.
(c) Agwe, the spirit of the water.
(d) Zeus, the spirit of the sun.

9. Who says, "Maybe we will go to Guinin, to live with the spirits, to be with everyone who has come and has died before us?"
(a) The captain.
(b) The male narrator.
(c) Celianne.
(d) The old man.

10. Why does Cèlianne wake up screaming the first time?
(a) She has a bad dream.
(b) She sees water leaking into the boat.
(c) She is in labor.
(d) She sees a shark.

11. Fill in the blanks: "Someone says, Krik? You answer _______."
(a) Bam!
(b) Tack!
(c) Krak!
(d) Black!

12. Why is the young man on the boat fleeing for a second time?
(a) He is actually a U.S. citizen.
(b) He needs proper medical care for his leg.
(c) He is a drug runner and the police are after him.
(d) He escaped once but was brought back by the Coast Guard.

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

14. Who said, "If you see me again, I'll be so dark?"
(a) The female narrator.
(b) Narrator 2's mother.
(c) Narrator 2's father.
(d) The male narrator.

15. What does the old man call the first narrator?
(a) Kompe.
(b) Friend.
(c) Captain.
(d) Brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why won't Celianne let go of her baby?

2. What specifically does the male narrator say about soldiers?

3. What is odd about Celianne's baby?

4. What does the male narrator ask of his lover?

5. Why does the male narrator leave Haiti?

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