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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. Where does the radio pick up a broadcast from?
2. What does the first narrator say is the predominant religion of the others on board?
3. What was the name given to the Radio group the male narrator belonged to?
4. Which of these does not appear in the male narrator's dream?
5. Why do the other people on the boat offer to take care of the baby for Celianne?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of butterflies in the story?
2. What phrase do both the narrators use to describe their love for one another? How is this significant?
3. What does the female narrator do in a "last resort" way to preserve hope after the black butterflies come? Does it work?
4. 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?
5. Why does Celianne jump overboard?
6. What do we find out about the female narrator's boyfriend from Manman? How does this mirror Manman's own life?
7. Describe the old man on the boat.
8. Why is the first narrator happy there are no children on board?
9. At what point does the female narrator's opinion of her father change entirely? Who helps her come to understand his actions?
10. What does the female narrator's family do to protect themselves against the soldiers? Why is this important?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"From here, I cannot even see the sea. Behind these mountains are more mountains and more black butterflies still and a sea that is endless like my love for you." Think about this quote from the end of the story. What is it's significance? What are its contrasting elements? What does this say about the narrator?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Think about the elements of the story that are repeated. What literary function does this serve? What is its effect on the narrative? Be sure to use examples.
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