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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. Where is Aunt Cora returning from?

2. How does Antoinette's demeanor change after she leaves school?

3. What is wrong with Pierre as a child?

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 details does Antoinette give about her mother after the fire at Coulibri?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Antoinette get a knife in Part Three?

7. Describe the events immediately leading up to the fire at Coulibri Estate.

8. What impression does Grace give of the world she lives in?

9. Who is Aunt Cora?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Antoinette's mother is described as beautiful, young, and worst of all from Martinique. Why would the "Jamaican ladies" disapprove of the young woman? Explain why coming from Martinique might be a problem. How does the behavior of the "Jamaican ladies" make Antoinette's mother feel?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Jean Rhys created a back story for Bertha Mason of "Jane Eyre"? Do you believe this story is a good example of feminist response to a patriarchal cannon of literature? Why or why not?

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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