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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Her Narrative.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The Protestants on the boat.
(d) Radio Six.

2. Why is Celianne's face scarred?
(a) She got in a fight with another passenger.
(b) It is a family ritual.
(c) To disguise her identity.
(d) She was in prison.

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

4. Why is the first narrator grateful there are no children on the boat?
(a) They would add too much weight.
(b) He could not bear their complaints or cries.
(c) They would remind him of the despair they are struggling against.
(d) They do not understand oppression, therefore their presence is not validated.

5. What is the male narrator afraid might attract sharks?
(a) Throwing possessions overboard.
(b) Singing songs.
(c) Applying tar to patch holes in the boat.
(d) Throwing the dead baby in the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "Now we will never be mistaken for Cubans?"

2. Who says, "all anyone can hope for is just a tiny bit of love, like a drop in a cup if you can get it, or a waterfall, a flood, if you can get that too"?

3. What sacrifice does the female narrator's father make for her?

4. Who says, "Maybe the world is flat and we are going to find out, like the navigators of old?"

5. Why were students shot outside the Fort Dimanche Prison?

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