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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. 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."
(a) Celianne.
(b) His mother.
(c) Celianne's child.
(d) His girlfriend.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the gender of the first narrator?

2. What did the soldiers make Celianne's brother do?

3. With what do they patch the hole with at the bottom of the boat?

4. What do the passengers use the tar for?

5. Who says, "It is only my misfortune that would lump me together with an indigent like you?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the male narrator remember about Miami?

3. Describe the relationship between the two narrators.

4. How does the soldiers' visit to Madan Roger's house lead to her death?

5. Describe the last time the male narrator saw his mother.

6. At what point does the female narrator's opinion of her father change entirely? Who helps her come to understand his actions?

7. What obstacle must the female narrator's family overcome before they can leave the city? How do they fix this? How does this blur the lines of good/evil and friends/enemies in the narrative?

8. Who is Madan Roger? What happens to her?

9. What does the male narrator say about religion? What are his beliefs, if any?

10. Think about the final paragraphs the male narrator writes. Explore the contrast between the "deep blue sea" and the "blood drenched earth." Do you agree with the narrator's idea that he was meant to be a "child of the sea?"

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