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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. How does Antoinette feel about the garden?

2. What is Antoinette's favorite picture?

3. Who are Godfrey and Sass?

4. What kind of food do the Mason's eat?

5. Where does Antoinette arrive in her dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who introduces Amelie into the story and how is she described?

2. What do we learn about Antoinette's husband from Grace Poole's discourse about her interview?

3. What is the dream Antoinette mentions having just after her fight with Tia?

4. What does Antoinette know about Grace Poole?

5. What evidence is given that Part Two is narrated by someone other than Antoinette?

6. Does Antoinette's husband like Grandbois?

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

8. Describe the incident Antoinette reveals to her husband about what happened to her when she was a young girl at Grandbois.

9. What becomes of Antoinette's mother at the close of Part One?

10. What new details does Antoinette disclose about her dream the second time she has it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Spanish Town play in this story? Who lives there? Describe two or three events that occur there that effect Antoinette's life.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Isolation is one of the main themes in this story. Describe how Antoinette is isolated during different phases of the story. Do you think her isolation contributed to her mental state? Isolation can be bridged through communication. How might Antoinette have changed her fate had she been able to communicate with her husband?

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