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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is odd about Celianne's baby?
(a) Celianne did not have a baby.
(b) It has no hair.
(c) It does not cry.
(d) It screams constantly.

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

3. What is the gender of the first narrator?
(a) Male.
(b) It does not say.
(c) Female.
(d) Transgender.

4. What was the male narrator's radio show about?
(a) Political talk and current events.
(b) Psychiatry/ Counseling
(c) Upcoming bands and new releases.
(d) Popular music.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says they see a coast guard boat coming?

2. Which of these does not appear in the male narrator's dream?

3. Why won't Celianne let go of her baby?

4. How old is the male narrator?

5. What does the male narrator ask of his lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Describe the conditions on the boat.

3. What happens to the male narrator when he tries to sing?

4. What results is the female narrator waiting to hear on the radio? Why is this important?

5. What does the male narrator ponder regarding gender?

6. What happens after the female narrator thanks her father? What is significant about this?

7. What does the female narrator's family do to protect themselves against the soldiers? Why is this important?

8. From the female narrator's words only, what do we know about the political situation in Haiti? What is happening to them daily? What institutions are closed?

9. Think about the two different styles of writing each narrator uses. What does this tell us about them?

10. What does the female narrator tell her father at the dinner table? Why does she do this? What is his reaction?

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