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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. Avey recalls that her grandson ___________ on Christmas Day.
(a) Died.
(b) Was sick.
(c) Cried.
(d) Ran away.

2. From which of the following could Avey's illness come?
(a) The heat.
(b) Her delicate constitution.
(c) All of these.
(d) The rough waters.

3. How old is Avey in her dream?
(a) A girl.
(b) A young mother.
(c) A middle-aged woman.
(d) A very old woman.

4. Avey recalls that Marion always looked at her parents as if _____________________.
(a) They had two heads.
(b) She were judging them.
(c) They were amazing.
(d) They were idiots.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday does Avey recall spending with one of her daughters?

2. What is Avey feeling on the boat at Chapter 6 begins?

3. What is the name of the boat that will take Avey to Carriacou?

4. How does Avey say goodbye to Lebert and Rosalie?

5. About what does Avey reflect on in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the awakening Avey, who is subconsciously preparing to reclaim her life, experiences.

2. What was occurring during all those years that Avey was living in denial about her true self?

3. Describe Avey's experience at the Beg Pardon.

4. What is revealed about the women on the boat by the way they care for Avey?

5. In whose care had Avey been during the night of the boat trip to the island?

6. How does the present day Avey mirror what the little girl Avey was experiencing in the dream?

7. What is the significance of the preacher's sermon in Avey's dream for her life now?

8. Who is Rosalie Parvay and how does Avey meet her?

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

10. Avey now longs for her husband "Jay" who "died" when Jerome came to the forefront and made them an affluent family. To what holiday situation does Avey compare this longing?

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