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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of food do the Mason's eat?
(a) Rich, delicioius, spicey food.
(b) English food.
(c) Traditional Jamaican food.
(d) Mostly French food.

4. How many times has Antoinette had the dream when she describes it so vividly in Part One?
(a) Three times.
(b) This is the first time.
(c) She does not say.
(d) This is the second time.

5. What does Antoinette pray for?
(a) Happiness.
(b) A husband.
(c) Death.
(d) Her mother to get well.

6. How does Antoinette feel on her first day at school?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is frightened.
(c) She is excited.
(d) She is sad and cries.

7. How does Antoinette feel when Mr. Mason tells her about their visitor(s)?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Dismay.
(c) Uncertain.
(d) Excited.

8. Who is Christophine?
(a) A servant who lives in Spanish Town.
(b) A former slave who has stayed on as a servant.
(c) A Creole woman related to the estate owner.
(d) The estate owner's best friend.

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

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

11. What is a glacis?
(a) A large fan used to keep the house cool.
(b) A large covered porch.
(c) A look-out tower attached to a large manion.
(d) The French word for a glass.

12. What else does Antoinette say she dreams in Part One?
(a) That she is entering a beautiful forest.
(b) That she has a dismal future in store.
(c) That she is in hell.
(d) That her mother comes to take her home.

13. How do the nuns describe beauty to Antoinette?
(a) It is a mortal sin,
(b) Beauty comes from the soul.
(c) It is transcendent.
(d) It is to be greatly desired.

14. Where is Antoinette walking towards in her dream?
(a) The beach.
(b) A forest.
(c) Couliburi Estate.
(d) A church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes with Antoinette to visit her mother?

2. Where is Aunt Cora returning from?

3. How does Antoinette's demeanor change after she leaves school?

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

5. What does Antoinette recognize about her mother when she first goes to visit her after moving from Coulibri Estate?

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