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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. Where does Avey collapse in exhaustion after thinking about her denial of her people for so many years?

2. Where does Avey go after she gets dressed?

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

4. For whom was Marion always been an advocate?

5. What is Avey dreaming of prior to waking?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 Lebert's interest in determining Avey's tribe?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Lebert regard Avey as and how does he convince her to go to the island with him?

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

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

Renewal takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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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