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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Antoinette go soon after she leaves Coulibri Estate?
(a) She moves to Trinidad with a servant.
(b) She is sent to Dominca to attend school.
(c) She moves to England with her aunt.
(d) A school for Creole girls in Spanish Town.

2. Immediately following Antoinette's description of her dream, what does the nun tell Antoinette to do after they have talked?
(a) Pray.
(b) Stay awake for the rest of the night.
(c) Think happy thoughts.
(d) Go back to bed.

3. What significant event occurs just before the story begins?
(a) Jamaica is a former colony that wins its independence from England.
(b) England and France are at war over the ownership of the West Indies.
(c) The slaves are emancipated.
(d) There is a slave uprising in Spanish Town.

4. 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 excited.
(d) She is a perfect young lady.

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

6. Who rescues Antoinette from being harassed and taunted by a mean boy and girl near the end of Part One?
(a) Sass.
(b) Sandi.
(c) Aunt Cora.
(d) Alexander.

7. What does the nun give Antoinette after wakes up from her dream?
(a) A shot of rum.
(b) A chocolate drink.
(c) A soothing bath.
(d) A stern lecture.

8. Part One is told from whose point of view?
(a) Annette's.
(b) Aunt Cora's.
(c) Antoinette's.
(d) Christophine's.

9. How does Myra always look?
(a) Mournful.
(b) Dull.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Sad.

10. In Part 1, why is Aunt Cora concerned about the family just after Antoinette's mother remarried?
(a) The former slaves are angry at their former owners and pose a threat.
(b) Aunt Cora wants to sell the estate for money to live off of.
(c) Aunt Cora doesn't want money wasted to repair Coulibri Estate.
(d) Aunt Cora wants the family to move to Spanish town.

11. Who is Antoinette following in her dream?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Pierre.
(c) A man.
(d) CoCo.

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

13. Who owns Coulibri Estate at the beginning of the story?
(a) Mr. Rochester.
(b) Annette Cosway.
(c) Antoinette Cosway.
(d) The Mason family.

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

15. Who are Godfrey and Sass?
(a) Two wealthy plantation owners near Coulibri.
(b) Troublemakers who spread gossip about former slave owners.
(c) Two former slaves who stay on as Cosway servants.
(d) English suitors of the Mason widow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antoinette remember when she is speaking with the nun after her dream?

2. How does Antoinette describe everything at her school?

3. What happens to Antoinette when she grows into a young lady of about seventeen?

4. How does Antoinette feel in her dream?

5. What type of stories are read to the school girls when they do their needle work?

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