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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antoinette remember that her mother hated?
(a) Strong light.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Mr. Mason.
(d) Cool shade.

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

3. What type of stories are read to the school girls when they do their needle work?
(a) Stories of Queen Victoria.
(b) The lives of saints.
(c) History of the British Empire.
(d) How to behave like ladies.

4. What is Antoinette's favorite picture?
(a) "The Dancer".
(b) A portrait of her with her brother.
(c) "The Miller's Daughter".
(d) A portrait of her father and mother.

5. How does Antoinette's demeanor change after she leaves school?
(a) She is bitter.
(b) She is increasingly confused about the past and present.
(c) She is a perfect young lady.
(d) She is excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Annette been a widow?

2. What does Antoinette call her step-father one night?

3. In the story, how do the newly freed slaves behave towards their former white owners?

4. Who rescues Antoinette from being harassed and taunted by a mean boy and girl near the end of Part One?

5. Where is Aunt Cora returning from?

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