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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. Which of the following does Avey do as the ship sets sail to Carriacou?

2. What does Rosalie do for Avey after she bathes her?

3. What does Lebert tell Avey that the annual island excursion is all about?

4. Why did Avey deny who she really was for so many years?

5. What does Avey reply when asked for her name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Avey's massage becomes almost like a sacred ritual in renewing her in body and spirit.

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

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

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

6. What is Avey doing in Chapter 4 at the same time she was supposed to be flying back to America?

7. What did the preacher say was the purpose of the sermon about the risen Christ?

8. How does Avey know she has come back to herself?

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

10. Describe how Avey has now integrated all the parts of her life into an authentic whole person.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several events of flashbacks in the stories. Define flashbacks. Cite at least two situations in the novel that serve as flashbacks.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Great Aunt Cuney. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What motivated her during her lifetime?

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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