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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Avey reply when asked for her name?
(a) Avey, wife of Jay.
(b) Avey, short for Avatara.
(c) Avatara, goddess of fire.
(d) Avatara.

2. In what type of building does Avey take shelter?
(a) An ice cream parlor.
(b) A shave ice shop.
(c) A sandwich shop.
(d) An old rum shop.

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

4. Who are the first humans Avey sees today?
(a) A small family.
(b) Surfers.
(c) Cabana boys.
(d) Boys jumping from rocks.

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

6. What does Avey recall about Jerome's face as he lay in his casket?
(a) She didn't recognize him.
(b) She wished he had kept the mustache.
(c) She could not look at him in his casket.
(d) She thought he was still handsome.

7. Who do the old women on the boat remind Avey of?
(a) Her mother and aunts.
(b) Sis and Marion.
(c) The old women in the congregation when she was a girl.
(d) Great Aunt Cuney and her sister.

8. What does each person say to his ancestors during the Beg Pardon?
(a) I am not worthy.
(b) Your blessing please.
(c) Pa'done mwe.
(d) Forgiveness heals.

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

10. What does Avey think when she sees some crabs at play?
(a) She does not see any crabs.
(b) She is allergic to seafood.
(c) She imagines them being animated.
(d) She does not like seafood.

11. What did Avey do during the discrimination of black people in the 1960s and 1970s?
(a) Lived in denial.
(b) Wrote letters to the President.
(c) Paid for civil rights attorneys.
(d) Marched for civil rights.

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

13. Which of the following can be said about the old women on the ship?
(a) All of these.
(b) Encouraging.
(c) Nurturing.
(d) Protecting.

14. What is Avey doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Taking a shower.
(b) Drinking coffee.
(c) Waking up.
(d) Reading the paper.

15. What does Avey call her now empty mind?
(a) A script waiting to be written.
(b) A fresh piece of paper.
(c) A safe waiting for her future.
(d) A tabula rasa.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what is the house for the Beg Pardon christened?

2. What type of boat is the Emmanuel C?

3. Why did Avey's family go to Bear Mountain when she was a girl?

4. Which of the following does Avey think that her family lost?

5. How can Rosalie and Lebert tell which tribe Avey belongs to?

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