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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. Who is Avey's youngest daughter?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Melanie.
(c) Marion.
(d) Marie.

2. What was the name of the dining room where Avey encounters the peach parfait?
(a) The Marlowe Room.
(b) The Brittannia Dining Room.
(c) The DuBarry Room.
(d) The Versailles Room.

3. Where is Avey as Chapter 5 begins?
(a) A hotel.
(b) An island harbor.
(c) An airport.
(d) A restaurant.

4. With what do Jay and Avey become obsessed in their lives now?
(a) Music
(b) Work.
(c) Family.
(d) Church.

5. What was Avey's husband's name?
(a) Jack.
(b) Jay.
(c) James.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose transformation began in Chapter 3?

2. A man tells Avey that from the back she looks like a woman named _________.

3. How is Avey's hotel room furnished?

4. Who is Avey's second daughter?

5. What language is spoken by the island people most of the year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Avey recall about the hard financial times they had during their early marriage?

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

3. What was Jay's response to Avey's hysterics?

4. Why does Avey feel guilty about reminiscing about the days spent at the Halsey Street apartment?

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

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

7. How does the author use a flashback to show the beginnings of Avey's discomfort on the cruise ship?

8. Why did Avey become obsessed with the idea that Jay was being unfaithful to her?

9. What does Avey recall about spending time with her Great Aunt Cuney?

10. Who is Clarice and how does she react to Avey's wanting to leave the cruise?

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