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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 do the tourists originally think the school is?

2. How are the tourists transported to their resorts?

3. Why do the English leave Antigua?

4. Who do the tourists see as superior to the natives and their ancestors?

5. The tourists try not to dwell on the condition of what public facility?

Short Essay Questions

1. What in Antigua is named after an English Princess, what happens before she visits the island, and why?

2. How does the narrator view tourists, as described in Section 1?

3. What do tourists think about when they notice the expensive Japanese cars?

4. What does the taxi driver tell the tourists about the first mansion in Section 1?

5. How does the Czechoslovakian refugee earn his living, and how does he feel about native Antiguans?

6. What does the taxi driver tell the tourists about the second mansion in Section 1?

7. How did the narrator feel about the Governor House as a child, and what did she see there?

8. What do the tourists not consider while swimming in the ocean?

9. How do the Barclay Brothers earn and sustain their wealth?

10. What do the tourists think about the school in Section 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of wealth in this book? What events are driven by wealth and poverty? How are the people in Antigua viewed based on their pecuniary success?

Essay Topic 2

How does the narrator change throughout the book? Detail the changes she makes and the reasons behind those changes.

Essay Topic 3

How does the sarcastic tone of the book affect comprehension of "A Small Place?" Why is this tone used, and what is its result?

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