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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had Jay and Avey moved into the tiny bedroom in the apartment?

2. How many suitcases is Avey packing in the middle of the night?

3. What happened to the taxi driver because he did not participate in the annual island ritual?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Avey's hotel on the island?

5. What was one of Jay's jobs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the peach parfait for Avey?

3. How does Avey recall the changes that turned Jay into Jerome?

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

5. What is the premise of this novel?

6. What did Avey realize about Jay on the night of the big fight?

7. How did Jay and Avey's life begin to take a turn for the better?

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

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

10. What happened when Avey finally let loose with her suspicions of Jay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Avey. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her, if anything, at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the girls and women in Avey's life. What role do they serve in her development? What lasting impact has Great Aunt Cuney served? How does Avey manage through the ups and downs with each of the girls and women in her life? What do they all have in common? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of black women in the 1970s. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? Do they have any freedoms that 21st century women do not have?

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