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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mr. Mason want to hire as servants?
(a) Proper British servants.
(b) Coolies.
(c) Mannie and Myra.
(d) Baptiste and Jo Jo.

2. Why do Tia and Antoinette cease to be friends?
(a) They have an argument at the "bathing pool."
(b) Tia has to go work for another family in the West Indies.
(c) Antoinette moves away to Spanish Town.
(d) Antoinette is told she cannot be friends with Tia because Tia is black.

3. What is the fate of Coulibri Estate?
(a) It is burned down by a mob of angry former slaves.
(b) It is abandoned and falls into ruin.
(c) It is where the family lives for many years.
(d) It is given to the former slaves as compensation.

4. Where and what is Spanish Town?
(a) It is a port city in Dominica.
(b) It is a small shanty town near the Coulibri estate.
(c) It is a slum located in Negril.
(d) It is a large, sophisticated town in Jamaica.

5. Where does Myra say everyone went?
(a) To hell.
(b) To town.
(c) To a wedding.
(d) On a picnic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What becomes of Pierre after the family leaves Coulibri Estate?

2. How long after they were married do the Mason's start having trouble?

3. Why does Antoinette resent the nuns' cheerful faces?

4. How does Myra always look?

5. How does the Bishop feel about the nuns?

(see the answer key)

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