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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. Who does the narrator say has no language?

2. What do the Antiguans celebrate as a holiday?

3. What do the tourists not consider when swimming in the sea?

4. How did the Barclay Brothers earn their wealth?

5. What do the tourists swim with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about the English at the beginning of Section 2?

2. How does the narrator feel about Europeans, as described in Section 1?

3. What does the headmistress of the girls' school often say, and how does the narrator feel about this?

4. Describe the Mill Reef Club.

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

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

7. What do the tourists think about the natives?

8. How does the narrator say Antiguans feel about capitalism, and why?

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

10. What do tourists consider, and what do they not consider?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the corruption of the Antiguan government impede development in Antigua?

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

What role does racism play in the book? Is it prominent, or in the background? Who displays racism in this book?

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