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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose voice does the narrator utilize?
(a) Jamaica Kincaid's.
(b) V. C. Bird's.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) It varies throughout the book.

2. What charge is the second Prime Minister imprisoned for?
(a) Using his office for personal profit.
(b) Lying to the Antiguan people.
(c) Cheating on his spouse.
(d) Murdering government officials.

3. What is the tone of most of "A Small Place?"
(a) Mournful.
(b) Reverent.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Comical.

4. Why does the narrator think Antigua is in worse condition as a self-ruled nation?
(a) Because of the corrupt government in power.
(b) She does not think this.
(c) Because of the ignorance of the natives.
(d) Antigua is not a self-ruled nation.

5. Who may relent and assist in building a new library?
(a) The Czechoslovakian refugee.
(b) Barclay Bank.
(c) The Mill Reef Club.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Section 2 compare and contrast?

2. How are the Antiguan utility companies set up?

3. How do the tourists feel by the time they return to their homes?

4. In comparison to Antigua, how are the nearby islands viewed?

5. Who does not realize the cruelty of their actions concerning slavery?

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