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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Antoinette feel in her dream?
(a) Curious.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Safe.
(d) Giddy.

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

8. 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 wants the family to move to Spanish town.
(d) Aunt Cora doesn't want money wasted to repair Coulibri Estate.

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

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

11. How does Antoinette describe everything at her school?
(a) Very colorful.
(b) Grey like the stones.
(c) Brightness or dark.
(d) Cool and soothing.

12. 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.

13. What does Antoinette recognize about her mother when she first goes to visit her after moving from Coulibri Estate?
(a) The perfume she wears.
(b) Her hair and dress.
(c) Her beautiful smile.
(d) Her eyes.

14. Who is Mr. Mason?
(a) He is an investor who wants to buy Coulibri Estate.
(b) He is the Coulibri Estate owner's rich uncle.
(c) He is the Coulibri Estate owner's cousin.
(d) He is a rich Englishman who marries Antoinette's mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Bishop feel about the nuns?

2. What is a glacis?

3. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Mason frequently argue?

4. What becomes of Antoinette's mother after they leave Coulibri?

5. What else does Antoinette say she dreams in Part One?

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