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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antoinette's husband learn from his visit to the author of the letter he received in Part Two?

2. How does Antoinette's husband feel his first morning at the island?

3. What does Antoinette's husband question Amelie about?

4. What does Antoinette's husband see his wife do that upsets him?

5. Why doesn't Antoinette like her husband calling her Bertha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the themes investigated in this story is that of trust. Does Antoinette trust her husband? What conversation occurs in Part Two that leads you to believe trust may have grown between the couple? What do Antoinette and the husband do that effects their trust of one another?

Essay Topic 2

The opening passage of "Wide Sargasso Sea" speaks of closing ranks when trouble comes. What does "closing ranks" mean? What trouble has come in the story. Who is closing ranks and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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