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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 does the male narrator remember about Miami?
2. What does the male narrator dream?
3. What is the male narrator afraid might attract sharks?
4. Why does Cèlianne wake up screaming the first time?
5. Fill in the blanks: "Someone says, Krik? You answer _______."
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to Celianne? Why is she leaving Haiti?
2. What does the male narrator ask of his girlfriend? What does this tell us about him?
3. Where is the line drawn in what is decent and what is not in the boat? What bodily functions, though unavoidable, are in a way shunned or cause the passengers unwonted embarrassment or vulnerability?
4. At what point does the female narrator's opinion of her father change entirely? Who helps her come to understand his actions?
5. What is the male narrator's last memory of his mother? How do you think this affects him?
6. Describe the old man on the boat.
7. What does the narrator's father call Ville Rose? How is this ironic?
8. At what point does the female narrator's father feel hurt? What internal struggles seem to prevent him from reaching out?
9. What does the male narrator remember about Miami?
10. What is the significance of butterflies in the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do you think the banyan tree symbolizes in the story? When does it appear? Who sits under it? What does the narrator say her mother told her about banyan trees? What impact do you think it has on the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Think about all the gruesome descriptions the female narrator offers. What tone does she take when describing? What does this tell us about the narrator? About Haitians?
Essay Topic 3
Think about Madan Roger. What is significant about her? What does she represent in the story? Be sure to use examples.
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