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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which of these appear in the first narrator's dream?
(a) The Haitian President.
(b) His mother.
(c) Mermaids.
(d) None of the above.

5. Who is the male narrator referring to in these sentences: "They say the Lord gives and the Lord takes away. I have never been given very much. What was there to take away?"
(a) His family.
(b) The government.
(c) Radio Six.
(d) The Protestants on the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who scarred Cèlianne's face?

2. How old is Celianne?

3. Who is the father of Celianne's baby?

4. What spirit does the male narrator say he has to throw his remaining possessions over to?

5. What tests did the first narrator take before leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What apology does the narrator's father give to her after their fight? Does it work?

2. What does the young man on the boat have to prove that he is a political refugee? Why is it necessary to have these things?

3. What separates the male narrator from the other passengers? How does he think differently? What does he do that the other passengers do not?

4. Describe the internal conflict of humanity vs. survival on the boat. What do the passengers choose to overlook? As their situation becomes more dire, what conflicts arise between them?

5. What results is the female narrator waiting to hear on the radio? Why is this important?

6. Describe the background between Manman and the narrator's father. How does this mirror his expectations for his daughter?

7. Describe the conflict between the female narrator's parents.

8. What happened to the young man on the boat the first time he tried to sail to Miami?

9. What does the female narrator's father say about self-preservation that disturbs Manman?

10. Why is the first narrator happy there are no children on board?

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