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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the male narrator have to throw out his notebook?
(a) The other passengers think he is writing about them.
(b) The pages are all written on and he has no more use for them.
(c) He wants to be one with the sea; the notebook is preventing this.
(d) They are trying to lighten the boat.

2. With what do they patch the hole with at the bottom of the boat?
(a) Tar.
(b) Cloth.
(c) Paper.
(d) The sole of a shoe.

3. Who is the first narrator referring to in this sentence? "She is short and speaks in a singsong that reminds me of the villages of the north."
(a) His mother.
(b) Celianne.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) Celianne's child.

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

5. What does the first narrator wish he had with him?
(a) A pen because he is running out of ink.
(b) Another notebook.
(c) A hat to protect himself from the sun.
(d) More money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first narrator say is the predominant religion of the others on board?

2. Who is the male narrator referring to when he says, "They're almost not human?"

3. Why does Cèlianne wake up screaming the first time?

4. Why doesn't Celianne's baby cry?

5. What does the first narrator say the sea smells like?

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