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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Avey's family go to Bear Mountain when she was a girl?
(a) Summer vacations.
(b) Family reunions.
(c) Religious celebrations.
(d) Company picnics.

2. What is the location of Avey's dream prior to waking?
(a) Her childhood bedroom.
(b) The Halsey Street house.
(c) A bus station.
(d) Great Aunt Cuney's house.

3. What does Avey do after her body has finished its purge?
(a) Takes a nap.
(b) Brushes her teeth.
(c) Takes a shower.
(d) Falls into a deep sleep.

4. Which of the following does Avey do when she has a meltdown on the hotel room balcony?
(a) All of these.
(b) Screams.
(c) Cries.
(d) Pounds the air with her fist.

5. With what is the house for the Beg Pardon christened?
(a) Holy water.
(b) Sea water.
(c) Rum.
(d) Wine.

6. What question does the preacher ask after he finishes the story of Christ rising from the dead?
(a) What stones the parishoners have pulled over their hearts.
(b) If anyone wants to testify.
(c) Who will see Christ at the end of his life?
(d) If anyone wants to be baptized today.

7. What holiday does Avey recall spending with one of her daughters?
(a) Fourth of July.
(b) Easter.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

8. Why did Avey deny who she really was for so many years?
(a) To be a suitable wife for Jerome.
(b) She was embarrassed about her past.
(c) She never denied herself.
(d) She didn't like the person she used to be.

9. How old is Avey in her dream?
(a) A middle-aged woman.
(b) A very old woman.
(c) A girl.
(d) A young mother.

10. As what does Lebert regard Avey?
(a) A nuisance.
(b) A troubled spirit.
(c) A long lost child.
(d) A spiritual blessing.

11. Who is Lebert's daughter?
(a) Roxanne.
(b) Rihanna.
(c) Rosalie.
(d) Rebecca.

12. What is the name of the boat that will take Avey to Carriacou?
(a) Partin' the Waters.
(b) Emmanuel C.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Angel's Wings.

13. What does Avey feel that her family sacrificed?
(a) Their ancestry.
(b) Their integrity.
(c) Their reputations.
(d) The things that make life worth living.

14. What does the little girl, Avey, feel as the congregation increases its intensity in responding to the preacher's questions?
(a) She wants to cry.
(b) She wants to vomit.
(c) She wants to scream.
(d) She wants to run away.

15. Which of the following will be celebrated at the island festivities?
(a) Dances.
(b) Tribes.
(c) Music.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What startles Avey awake?

2. Avey says that her mind is now as empty as ____________________.

3. What does Lebert tell Avey that the annual island excursion is all about?

4. Which of the following does Avey do as the ship sets sail to Carriacou?

5. Where does Avey go after she gets dressed?

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