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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the gender of the first narrator?

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

3. Why does the male narrator feign nausea?

4. What is the setting the first narrator is in?

5. What was the name given to the Radio group the male narrator belonged to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens at the airport? How does this tie to what the female narrator says about hope?

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

4. Think about the male narrator's references to skin color. How does this reflect the social prejudices prevalent in the story?

5. What does the female narrator do in a "last resort" way to preserve hope after the black butterflies come? Does it work?

6. How do the passengers spend time on the boat?

7. What does the female narrator tell her father at the dinner table? Why does she do this? What is his reaction?

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

9. Describe the relationship between Manman and the female narrator.

10. What do they name Celianne's child? What does the male narrator say about naming a child? What does this contrast tell us?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about the symbolism of butterflies in the story. How does the image of butterflies evolve? What does this tell us about the events in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Think about the narrator's words to one another. What do their descriptions of love or messages/ pledges to one another tell us about their mindsets? Be sure to use examples.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the evolution of the behavior of the passengers on board. How does their treatment of one another reflect the author's purpose? Be sure to use examples.

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