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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is used as the sail of the boat?
(a) Sheets.
(b) Tarps.
(c) They have no sail.
(d) Shirts sewn together.

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

3. Who says, "Do you think your money is worth anything to me here?"
(a) The old man.
(b) The captain.
(c) A woman on the boat.
(d) Celianne.

4. Who scarred Cèlianne's face?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Celianne.
(d) Another passenger.

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

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

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

8. What do the Protestants see themselves as?
(a) Adam and Eve.
(b) Job or the Children of Israel.
(c) Noah's Ark.
(d) Sodom and Gomorrh.

9. Who is the male narrator referring to when he says, "They're almost not human?"
(a) The other passengers.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Babies.

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

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

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

13. Why does the male narrator leave Haiti?
(a) He is fleeing the oppression of the Haitian government.
(b) He escaped prison and is hoping for freedom in the U.S.
(c) He thinks he can make more money in the United States.
(d) He is running away from his lover's angry father.

14. What did the soldiers make Celianne's brother do?
(a) Impregnate Celianne.
(b) Rape his own mother.
(c) Join the army.
(d) Pledge allegiance to the Haitian government.

15. What is the first narrator's name?
(a) He is not named.
(b) Celianne.
(c) Edwidge.
(d) Johnathon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "Now we will never be mistaken for Cubans?"

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

3. Who is the first narrator referring to in this sentence? "She is short and speaks in a singsong that reminds me of the villages of the north."

4. Who did the male narrator leave behind in Haiti?

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

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