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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the first narrator write of the sea?
2. What do the passengers use the tar for?
3. What was the male narrator's radio show about?
4. Who is Agwé?
5. What does the first narrator say the sea smells like?
Short Essay Questions
1. Think about the male narrator's references to skin color. How does this reflect the social prejudices prevalent in the story?
2. Describe the internal conflict of humanity vs. survival on the boat. What do the passengers choose to overlook? As their situation becomes more dire, what conflicts arise between them?
3. Why is the first narrator happy there are no children on board?
4. Describe the old man on the boat.
5. Think about the final paragraphs the male narrator writes. Explore the contrast between the "deep blue sea" and the "blood drenched earth." Do you agree with the narrator's idea that he was meant to be a "child of the sea?"
6. What happens after the female narrator thanks her father? What is significant about this?
7. Describe the last time the male narrator saw his mother.
8. What does the female narrator ask of her boyfriend? How does this differ from his request to her?
9. How does the female narrator bathe in ville rose?
10. What happens during the female narrator's trip to Ville Rose?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Think about the two different styles of writing each narrator uses. What does this tell us about each character? How does this contrast with their surroundings?
Essay Topic 2
Think about the elements of the story that are repeated. What literary function does this serve? What is its effect on the narrative? Be sure to use examples.
Essay Topic 3
"From here, I cannot even see the sea. Behind these mountains are more mountains and more black butterflies still and a sea that is endless like my love for you." Think about this quote from the end of the story. What is it's significance? What are its contrasting elements? What does this say about the narrator?
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