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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. What was the name of the social events attended by Avey and Great Aunt Cuney?
2. What is the destination of Avey's cruise?
3. In what state is Tatem Island located?
4. What was Avey's personality as a girl?
5. Which of the following is a normal element of Avey and Jay's marriage?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reaction does Avey have to her sleek, white hotel?
2. Why did Avey become obsessed with the idea that Jay was being unfaithful to her?
3. What were Avey's daughters' opinions of Avey going on the Caribbean cruise?
4. What does Avey learn from the taxi driver about what all the commotion is about with the people at the harbor?
5. How does Avey recall the changes that turned Jay into Jerome?
6. What does Avey recall about spending time with her Great Aunt Cuney?
7. What complications emerge in Avey's dream when she, as an adult, resists Great Aunt Cuney's insistence to follow her?
8. What are Avey's plans and how does she make her exit from the cruise?
9. What happened when Avey finally let loose with her suspicions of Jay?
10. Describe how Jay works hard to provide for his family at the expense of his own soul.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Renewal takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
Essay Topic 2
Why did Marshall choose to use the omniscient narrator perspective for the novel? What does this point of view entail? What do you know about the characters and the plot line that you would not know from a different point of view?
Essay Topic 3
The role of women is a main topic addressed in this story. Explain the theme that extends through all the female characters. What is the presumed role of women in America during the 1960s and 1970s? Explain by giving examples.
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