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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Antoinette feel about the garden?
(a) She dislikes that is overgrown and unkept.
(b) She believes it is beautiful and must be like the garden in the Bible.
(c) She is afraid to go there.
(d) She believes the garden is magical.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part One is told from whose point of view?

2. Who are Godfrey and Sass?

3. Where does Myra say everyone went?

4. Why do Tia and Antoinette cease to be friends?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Antoinette's connection to the Grandbois estate?

2. Do the Jamaican "ladies" approve of Antoinette's mother?

3. What is Christophine's fate at the end of Part Two?

4. What does Antoinette see in the sky during her unsettling dream?

5. What happens between Antoinette and her husband that seems to seal the fate of their relationship?

6. Why is Grace Poole angry with Antoinette the morning Antoinette wakes up with swollen, red wrists?

7. How does Antoinette describe the garden at Coulibri?

8. Who does Grace exclude from the feeling of safety provided by staying at the house?

9. What thoughts about England does Antoinette disclose to her husband?

10. What does Antoinette's husband say about her comments about England?

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