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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Avey secretly remembering with fondness in Chapter 4?
(a) Her senior prom.
(b) Their wedding day.
(c) The day Sis was born.
(d) Their first apartment on Halsey Street.

2. How many jobs did Jay work?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

3. How was Avey dressed in the dream with Great Aunt Cuney?
(a) Hospital gown.
(b) Fur stole and pearls.
(c) Evening gown.
(d) Halloween costume.

4. To what city does Avey plan to fly?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) White Plains.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Chicago.

5. Who is the main character in the novel?
(a) Amy Johnson.
(b) Avery Johnson.
(c) Avey Johnson.
(d) Ava Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the native people leave for the tiny island every year?

2. Which of the following is a normal element of Avey and Jay's marriage?

3. What was Avey's husband's name?

4. Where had Jay enjoyed visiting during the summers when they were younger?

5. Where is Avey's current home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Avey try to sort out the mess she seems to be in at the harbor?

2. What are Avey's plans and how does she make her exit from the cruise?

3. Whose transformation begins in Chapter 3 after Avey and Jay's big fight?

4. What visions does Avey have during the night she spends at the hotel?

5. What legend did Great Aunt Cuney tell Avey about the African Ibos?

6. Describe how Jay works hard to provide for his family at the expense of his own soul.

7. What is the significance of the peach parfait for Avey?

8. Who is the main character of the story and what is she doing as the novel opens?

9. What strikes Avey as odd as she watches the people at the harbor?

10. Where is Avey at the beginning of Chapter 5 and what is she waiting to do?

(see the answer keys)

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