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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "Now we will never be mistaken for Cubans?"
(a) Celianne.
(b) The old man.
(c) The male narrator.
(d) A man on the boat.

2. What does the male narrator ask of his lover?
(a) To always voice her beliefs, no matter the consequence.
(b) Not to marry a soldier.
(c) To have the courage to tell her father about their relationship.
(d) Not to wait for him, as he may die in his effort to escape.

3. What do the passengers do to ease their nausea?
(a) Sing songs and tell stories.
(b) Take turns swimming next to the boat.
(c) Take turns rowing.
(d) None of the above.

4. What does the male narrator pray for?
(a) That his love will marry a soldier for protection.
(b) That they will not hit a storm.
(c) That the sea will open up and swallow their boat.
(d) That the sea will part like in the Bible.

5. Why doesn't Celianne's baby cry?
(a) Because the passengers take turns rocking it to sleep.
(b) Because it is stillborn.
(c) Because it is a good baby.
(d) Because Celianne throws it overboard after she delivers.

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

7. Where are the people on the boat from?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Miami.
(c) Haiti.
(d) The Bahamas.

8. What was the name given to the Radio group the male narrator belonged to?
(a) Radio Six.
(b) Radio One.
(c) Radio Haiti.
(d) Radio Seven.

9. What do the passengers use to cut Cèlianne's umbilical cord?
(a) A razor.
(b) A Swiss Army knife.
(c) A paring knife.
(d) A switchblade.

10. What does the male narrator have with him besides the notebook?
(a) A hat.
(b) A Swiss Army knife.
(c) Two gourds in change.
(d) A pipe.

11. What do the passengers use the tar for?
(a) To patch up holes in the boat.
(b) As sunscreen.
(c) As fuel for the motor.
(d) To help Celianne deliver the baby.

12. Who is the father of Celianne's baby?
(a) She is not sure; she was raped.
(b) Celianne is not pregnant.
(c) The narrator.
(d) A forbidden lover.

13. Who says, "The sea in that spot is like the sharks that live there. It has no mercy?"
(a) Celianne.
(b) Agwe.
(c) The old man.
(d) The male narrator.

14. Why does the male narrator feign nausea?
(a) He does not want to be seen crying.
(b) His nausea is always real.
(c) So he doesn't have to help Celianne with the baby.
(d) So he can write undisturbed.

15. Who says, "It is only my misfortune that would lump me together with an indigent like you?"
(a) It does not specify.
(b) The captain.
(c) The male narrator.
(d) The old man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the other people on the boat offer to take care of the baby for Celianne?

2. What does the male narrator try to buy from the women on board?

3. How old does the male narrator originally think Celianne is?

4. Fill in the blanks: "Someone says, Krik? You answer _______."

5. What was the male narrator's last memory of his mother?

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