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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: The Beg Pardon; Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rosalie do for Avey?
(a) Loans her some clothes.
(b) Drives her into town.
(c) Gives her a sponge bath.
(d) Makes her some tea.

2. How do the women next to Avey know she is really sick?
(a) She faints.
(b) She foams at the mouth.
(c) She vomits off the side of the boat.
(d) She has a bad nosebleed.

3. What is Avey Johnson doing as the novel opens?
(a) Packing a suitcase.
(b) Talking on the phone.
(c) Sipping coffee.
(d) Reading a book.

4. What was one of Jay's jobs?
(a) Electrician.
(b) Waiter.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Door-to-door salesman.

5. What does Avey recall envisioning binding the group members of her girlhood trips?
(a) A red ribbon.
(b) A silky scarf.
(c) A silver thread.
(d) A rough rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the taxi driver because he did not participate in the annual island ritual?

2. What does Avey do after her body has finished its purge?

3. What physical change did Jay make when he transitioned to a business career and was called Jerome?

4. Who is the sad friend who accompanies Avey on the cruise?

5. Which of the following does Lebert tell Avey to convince her to go to the island with him?

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