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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the social events attended by Avey and Great Aunt Cuney?
(a) Ring Shouts.
(b) Sadie Hawkins dances.
(c) Mardi Gras.
(d) Turnabouts.

2. Which of the following disturbs Avey about the people she sees on the ship?
(a) Their games.
(b) Their clothes.
(c) All of these.
(d) Their rich food.

3. Why did Avey try to have a miscarriage when she was pregnant with Marion?
(a) Avey was just a teenager.
(b) Avey was a single parent.
(c) They could not afford another child.
(d) Avey's health was at risk.

4. What is the name of the island where all the native people are going?
(a) Cumanjou Island.
(b) Cockatoo Island.
(c) Caracas Island.
(d) Carriacou Island.

5. What does the taxi driver help Avey to do in Chapter 6?
(a) Arrange her flight.
(b) Find a souvenir shop.
(c) Find a hotel.
(d) Buy passage to Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many jobs did Jay work?

2. Which of the following are Avey's plans?

3. Why had Jay and Avey moved into the tiny bedroom in the apartment?

4. Where had Jay enjoyed visiting during the summers when they were younger?

5. On what street did Avey live with her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reaction does Avey have to her sleek, white hotel?

2. What is the premise of this novel?

3. Who is the main character of the story and what is she doing as the novel opens?

4. Why does Avey feel guilty about reminiscing about the days spent at the Halsey Street apartment?

5. Who is Clarice and how does she react to Avey's wanting to leave the cruise?

6. How does the author use a flashback to show the beginnings of Avey's discomfort on the cruise ship?

7. What does Avey recall about the hard financial times they had during their early marriage?

8. Whose transformation begins in Chapter 3 after Avey and Jay's big fight?

9. Who is Thomasina and how does she react to Avey's wanting to leave the cruise?

10. What is the significance of the peach parfait for Avey?

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