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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lebert prepare the circle for the dancers?
(a) He lights the torches.
(b) He washes it with water.
(c) He clears any stones.
(d) He pours rum on it.

2. What brings Avey back to reality on the beach?
(a) The need for shade and water.
(b) The tide is coming in.
(c) She is hit by a beachball.
(d) She hears someone call her name.

3. What is Avey doing at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Talking to a fruit vendor.
(b) Buying sunscreen.
(c) Packing her clothes.
(d) Waiting for a boat.

4. What medicine does Lebert think Avey desperately needs?
(a) Beg Pardon and Big Drum.
(b) Beg Pardon and Juba.
(c) Mea Culpa and Big Drum.
(d) Mea Culpa and Juba.

5. In the sermon, the preacher reminds the congregation that Jesus said he would rise from the dead ___________ after his death.
(a) Three days.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

6. What is the benefit of Avey's hotel balcony meltdown?
(a) She can now ask her daughters for forgiveness.
(b) She can now forgive her husband.
(c) She is finally free of her mother.
(d) She now has a focus for her anger.

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

8. Where does Avey go after she gets dressed?
(a) The museum.
(b) The beach.
(c) The hotel gift shop.
(d) The hotel restaurant.

9. What does Avey dream of while below deck on the ship?
(a) Her wedding to Jay.
(b) Her daughter's birthday party.
(c) The ships that brought the slaves to America.
(d) Her mother's funeral.

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

11. Which of the following does Avey think that her family lost?
(a) All of these.
(b) Their souls.
(c) Their success.
(d) The beauty of their hearts.

12. What does Rosalie do for Avey after she bathes her?
(a) Brushes her hair.
(b) Rubs her body with oil.
(c) Splashes perfume on her.
(d) Irons her dress.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Avey think is the cause of her husband's death?

3. Why did Avey's grandson cry on Christmas?

4. From which of the following could Avey's illness come?

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

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