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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is invited to spend the winter with Mr. Mason?

2. What does Antoinette remember that her mother hated?

3. What does Antoinette pray for?

4. Where and what is Spanish Town?

5. What is the fate of Coulibri Estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Antoinette insist on seeing her red dress?

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

3. How does Antoinette describe the rooms she finds herself living in during Part Three?

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

5. How does Antoinette's husband describe the island in the beginning of Part Two?

6. What fascinates Antoinette as she begins her narrative in Part Three?

7. How does Antoinette describe the garden at Coulibri?

8. Why does Christophine live with the Cosways?

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

10. Describe the mixed sentiments revealed by Antoinette's husband's letter to his father.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Antoinette has another name. What is her first name? What ethnicity is her first name? What ethnicity is the name Antoinette? She claims names can change a person into something else. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Antoinette and her husband's relationship. How would you measure the quality of their marriage? What point in the story do you believe the final breakdown of the relationship occurs and why? Use passages from the book to back up your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Antoinette seems a victim of circumstances she cannot change. However, there are opportunities presented where she possibly could have changed her fate. Describe at least two incidences where Antoinette may have been able to change the direction of her life. Why do you think she felt powerless?

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