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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom does Avey offer up her Beg Pardon?
(a) Jay.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Great Aunt Cuney.

3. Why did Avey's grandson cry on Christmas?
(a) He didn't get the gift he most wanted.
(b) He didn't want the day to be over.
(c) He got hit in they eye while bouncing a new basketball.
(d) He broke his truck.

4. 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.

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

6. While Avey is on the boat, where does she dream that she is?
(a) In her White Plains home.
(b) In church.
(c) In Sis' home.
(d) In the Halsey Street apartment.

7. What does Avey think is the cause of her husband's death?
(a) Overwork.
(b) High cholesterol.
(c) Carelessness.
(d) Smoking.

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

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

10. How does Avey say goodbye to Lebert and Rosalie?
(a) She kisses them.
(b) She embraces them.
(c) She cannot say goodbye.
(d) She waves to them.

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

12. What type of creature does Avey find dead in the surf?
(a) A seagull.
(b) A shark.
(c) A dolphin.
(d) A colorful fish.

13. Who is one of the Oldest Ones who approaches Avey after the dance?
(a) Bercita Edwards.
(b) Bergitta Edwards.
(c) Bernice Edwards.
(d) Bonnita Samuels.

14. What had the preacher hoped to remind the congregation of by telling the story of the risen Christ?
(a) The promise of eternal life.
(b) They are so indebted to Jesus for his suffering.
(c) God's incredible power when He has something to accomplish.
(d) The power of a great history story.

15. What does Lebert tell Avey that the annual island excursion is all about?
(a) All of these.
(b) Relaxing.
(c) Family.
(d) Dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the old women on the boat remind Avey of?

2. What type of ceremony does Avey recall filming in Ghana?

3. What is Avey dreaming of prior to waking?

4. What does Avey think when she sees some crabs at play?

5. What brings Avey back to reality on the beach?

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