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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 does the old women do when Avey begins to vomit?
(a) Move away from her.
(b) Comfort her.
(c) Call for a medic.
(d) Chastise her.

2. Which of the following did NOT integrate for Avey during the festivities?
(a) The truths of her life.
(b) Her childhood self.
(c) Her guilt for leaving the cruise.
(d) Her ancestral heritage.

3. How does Avey say goodbye to Lebert and Rosalie?
(a) She kisses them.
(b) She waves to them.
(c) She embraces them.
(d) She cannot say goodbye.

4. On the beach, Avey thinks and moves like ______________.
(a) She is frightened.
(b) A gazelle.
(c) A little girl.
(d) She is weighed down.

5. What does each person say to his ancestors during the Beg Pardon?
(a) Forgiveness heals.
(b) I am not worthy.
(c) Pa'done mwe.
(d) Your blessing please.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Avey think that her family lost?

2. As what does Lebert regard Avey?

3. In what type of building does Avey take shelter?

4. What is the name of a dance that Avey remembers?

5. Which of the following does Avey dream when she is below deck?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lebert's interest in determining Avey's tribe?

2. How does Avey compare this boat trip, and the old women sitting beside her, to her childhood days in church?

3. What happens to Avey when she finally lets her true nature come to the forefront as she stands on the hotel room balcony?

4. What is Juba and what might it mean for Avey?

5. How does Lebert Joseph become Avey's guide, in a sense, to her reclaiming her life?

6. Describe Avey's behavior on the beach.

7. What does Avey reminisce about her father and family trips as she is waiting on the dock?

8. Describe how Avey has now integrated all the parts of her life into an authentic whole person.

9. What is the topic the preacher engages in with the congregation causing such a stir that little Avey wants to be sick?

10. What does Avey feel her family exchanged for its affluence?

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