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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. What does Antoinette pray for?

2. How many times has Antoinette had the dream when she describes it so vividly in Part One?

3. Who is Christophine?

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

5. Who is Mr. Mason?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Antoinette know about Grace Poole?

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

3. How does Antoinette say she feels about Mr. Mason?

4. How is Sandi reintroduced into Antoinette's narrative of Part Three?

5. Are any of the nuns sympathetic to Antoinette on her first day of school?

6. What happens when Antoinette arrives at the convent school for her first day?

7. Does Antoinette's husband witness any behavior in Antoinette that confirms his concern about her?

8. Describe Antoinette's early impressions of what she hears and sees outside her locked rooms in Part Three.

9. Does Antoinette's husband seem to change the morning after he and Antoinette share their first intimate evening together at Grandbois?

10. Does Antoinette understand where she is when she is describing her circumstances at the beginning of Part 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sandi is introduced early in the story, and reappears in one of Antoinette's narratives in Part Three. What do you think the relationship is between Sandi and Antoinette? When do you think it occurs? There is mention of Antoinette leaving on a boat. Which departure do you think is about to occur - her passage to her honeymoon or her move to England? Support your answer with passages from the book.

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of Part Three we hear two servants speaking of Antoinette's husband. Mrs. Eff presents a different picture of his situation. What does she say about him? What does she say changes him? Do you agree with her assessment? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Christophine is a key character in the life of Antoinette and her mother. Why do you think she stays with the family after the slaves are freed? She is suspected of practicing obeah. Describe events or comments in the story that suggests she used it to help Antoinette's mother. What does Antoinette ask of her in Part Two?

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