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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. Who is the sad friend who accompanies Avey on the cruise?
(a) Clarice.
(b) Clara.
(c) Clementine.
(d) Carrie.

2. In a vision Avey's husband says she is being too careless with _______________.
(a) Affections.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Money.
(d) Tips.

3. How does Avey approach Jay on the question of infidelity?
(a) Detached.
(b) Hysterically.
(c) Calmly.
(d) Professionally.

4. To what city does Avey plan to fly?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) San Diego.
(d) White Plains.

5. What language do the people at the harbor speak?
(a) Swedish.
(b) German.
(c) Italian.
(d) Patois.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Avey as Chapter 5 begins?

3. Of what does Avey suspect her husband?

4. What is Thomasina's reaction when she sees Avey packed and waiting to leave?

5. Avey had a dream about her ______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Avey's plans and how does she make her exit from the cruise?

4. What are some of Avey's memories of her life in the Halsey Street apartment?

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

6. Why did Avey become obsessed with the idea that Jay was being unfaithful to her?

7. Describe how Jay works hard to provide for his family at the expense of his own soul.

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

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

10. How does Avey try to sort out the mess she seems to be in at the harbor?

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