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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is used as the sail of the boat?
(a) Shirts sewn together.
(b) They have no sail.
(c) Tarps.
(d) Sheets.

2. Who says, "Maybe we will go to Guinin, to live with the spirits, to be with everyone who has come and has died before us?"
(a) The male narrator.
(b) The old man.
(c) Celianne.
(d) The captain.

3. Why does the male narrator leave Haiti?
(a) He is fleeing the oppression of the Haitian government.
(b) He thinks he can make more money in the United States.
(c) He is running away from his lover's angry father.
(d) He escaped prison and is hoping for freedom in the U.S.

4. How old is the male narrator?
(a) It does not say.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Around nineteen or twenty.

5. How many holes does the first narrator mention the passengers patching up?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the passengers choose the name Swiss?

2. Why is the first narrator grateful there are no children on the boat?

3. Who is the father of Celianne's baby?

4. Who are the main characters in the story?

5. What is the color of Cèlianne's baby?

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