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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. Where does Christophine go to live?

3. Where does Antoinette go to school?

4. How does Antoinette feel when Mr. Mason tells her about their visitor(s)?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Mr. Mason give for staying at Coulibri after he marries Antoinette's mother?

2. What does Antoinette know about Grace Poole?

3. Describe the person Grace is hired to care for.

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

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

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

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

8. How does Antoinette know what is behind the locked door?

9. Does Antoinette's husband like Grandbois?

10. What thoughts does Antoinette's husband disclose concerning his feelings about the servants at Grandbois?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Richard Mason visits Antoinette after she has been confined to her rooms in England. What happens during his visit? Why does he say he cannot help her? Do you believe he could have intervened? Why or why not?

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