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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. Where does Avel's plane crash?
(a) Houston.
(b) Port-au-Prince.
(c) Havana.
(d) Kingston.

2. Where are Nora and her mother during the prologue of the novel?
(a) A drug store.
(b) On a bus.
(c) A school.
(d) At home.

3. Who looked after Patty Jane when her parents died?
(a) Her grandparents.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her godparents.

4. What does Patty Jane think of Avel when they meet for the first time?
(a) She thinks Harriet could do better.
(b) She distrusts him.
(c) She is impressed.
(d) She finds him selfish.

5. How old is Nora during the prologue of the novel?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Patty Jane angry at Thor in Chapter 6?

2. What do Avel and Thor do with the two women in Chapter 4?

3. How did Patty Jane's parents die?

4. To Avel, what does the fight in Chapter 4 prove?

5. Why does Harriet decide to go for a ride with Avel in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ione anger Patty Jane in Chapter 9?

2. What does Patty Jane announce to Thor on the morning after their wedding? How do people react to the announcement?

3. Where does Thor go after his argument with Patty Jane in the grocery store?

4. Why is Avel happy about the fight in the bar which happens on New Year's Eve?

5. How does Thor show a change during his walk home at dawn in Chapter 6?

6. What does Ione organize for the night before Avel is to leave for South America? What does Patty Jane tell Avel to do on that night?

7. What does Avel give Harriet as an engagement present?

8. What news do Patty Jane and Harriet each receive in Chapter 10?

9. What does Ione notice as Patty Jane's pregnancy becomes more obvious?

10. Where is "Patty Jane's House of Curl" set? What is the community like?

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