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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 says that her mind is now as empty as ____________________.
(a) A theme park at midnight.
(b) Her emptied purse.
(c) Bloomingdale's on Christmas.
(d) A cave.

2. As what does Lebert regard Avey?
(a) A long lost child.
(b) A nuisance.
(c) A troubled spirit.
(d) A spiritual blessing.

3. Which of the following does Lebert tell Avey to convince her to go to the island with him?
(a) They will have a reliable boat.
(b) The sea will be smooth as silk.
(c) All of these.
(d) Her flight can be changed.

4. What does Avey think is the cause of her husband's death?
(a) Overwork.
(b) Carelessness.
(c) High cholesterol.
(d) Smoking.

5. How do the people position themselves in preparation for the Beg Pardon?
(a) They lie with their faces to the ground.
(b) They sit in a single row.
(c) They lie on the ground wherever they want.
(d) They are on their knees and forming a circle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of boat is the Emmanuel C?

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

3. What does Avey recall about Jerome's face as he lay in his casket?

4. What do the old women do as they help Avey move below deck?

5. What is the location of Avey's dream prior to waking?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Of what did Avey live in denial during the 1960s and 1970s regarding her heritage?

6. What does Avey mean when she says that her life is a tabula rasa?

7. In what ways is Avey's meltdown at the hotel a clearing of the path for her spiritually?

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

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

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

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