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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. How does Avey feel when she enters her hotel room?
(a) She is very calm.
(b) She is exhilirated.
(c) She gets pain in her stomach.
(d) She is very tired.
2. To what city does Avey plan to fly?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) White Plains.
(d) Chicago.
3. Which culture is Avey reminded of when she sees her hotel?
(a) Sicilian.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Eskimo.
(d) Aborigine.
4. What position is Jay able to secure after he attains his college degree?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Sales Manager.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Editor.
5. What did Jay read to the girls on Sunday mornings?
(a) Storybooks.
(b) The Sunday paper.
(c) Black poetry.
(d) The Bible.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of the social events attended by Avey and Great Aunt Cuney?
2. During their argument Avey can see that Jay desperately wants ______________.
3. Where is Avey as she reminisces about the days in the Halsey Street apartment?
4. What language do the people at the harbor speak?
5. Which of the following is a normal element of Avey and Jay's marriage?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Avey realize about Jay on the night of the big fight?
2. Why does Avey feel guilty about reminiscing about the days spent at the Halsey Street apartment?
3. Whose transformation begins in Chapter 3 after Avey and Jay's big fight?
4. Describe how Jay works hard to provide for his family at the expense of his own soul.
5. What legend did Great Aunt Cuney tell Avey about the African Ibos?
6. What are some of Avey's memories of her life in the Halsey Street apartment?
7. How does Avey try to sort out the mess she seems to be in at the harbor?
8. What does Avey learn from the taxi driver about what all the commotion is about with the people at the harbor?
9. What is the premise of this novel?
10. What does Avey recall about spending time with her Great Aunt Cuney?
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