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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 is Avey Johnson doing as the novel opens?
(a) Talking on the phone.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Sipping coffee.
(d) Packing a suitcase.

2. What is Avey looking for as Chapter 5 begins?
(a) Plane ticket.
(b) Passport.
(c) Purse.
(d) Taxi.

3. With what do Jay and Avey become obsessed in their lives now?
(a) Work.
(b) Music
(c) Family.
(d) Church.

4. When did Avey last have a dream about her Great Aunt Cuney?
(a) The 1940s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1970s.

5. Who is Avey's youngest daughter?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Melanie.
(c) Marie.
(d) Marion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Avey suspect her husband?

2. What drove Avey's behavior and accusations of infidelity?

3. How is Avey's hotel room furnished?

4. What was Avey's husband's name?

5. What is Avey's husband's formal name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the taxi driver tell Avey about the close ties among the community of people on the island?

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

3. Where is Avey at the beginning of Chapter 5 and what is she waiting to do?

4. What visions does Avey have during the night she spends at the hotel?

5. What strikes Avey as odd as she watches the people at the harbor?

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

7. What was Jay's response to Avey's hysterics?

8. What legend did Great Aunt Cuney tell Avey about the African Ibos?

9. How challenging is it for Avey to find a quiet place on the ship where she can sort out her thoughts?

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

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