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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. How do the people position themselves in preparation for the Beg Pardon?
(a) They are on their knees and forming a circle.
(b) They sit in a single row.
(c) They lie on the ground wherever they want.
(d) They lie with their faces to the ground.

2. What is another name for the Old Parents?
(a) Used Up Folks.
(b) Geezers.
(c) Long-Time People.
(d) Archaic Ancestors.

3. What will now become a sacred place for Avey and her family?
(a) Savannah.
(b) Grenada.
(c) Carriacou.
(d) Tatem.

4. Between whom is Avey seated on the boat?
(a) Two old women.
(b) Two school boys.
(c) A young husband and wife.
(d) Lebert and his wife.

5. Avey wonders if Jay had really died on the night of their big fight and ____________ had been masquerading in his body all those years since.
(a) The devil.
(b) Jay.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Jay's best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Lebert tell Avey to convince her to go to the island with him?

2. What is Avey dreaming of prior to waking?

3. With which daughter does Avey recall spending Christmas one year?

4. What is Avey doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. What does each person say to his ancestors during the Beg Pardon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Rosalie Parvay and how does Avey meet her?

2. Avey now longs for her husband "Jay" who "died" when Jerome came to the forefront and made them an affluent family. To what holiday situation does Avey compare this longing?

3. What is the significance of the preacher's sermon in Avey's dream for her life now?

4. Describe the awakening Avey, who is subconsciously preparing to reclaim her life, experiences.

5. What does Lebert regard Avey as and how does he convince her to go to the island with him?

6. What is Juba and what might it mean for Avey?

7. What was occurring during all those years that Avey was living in denial about her true self?

8. In what ways is Avey's meltdown at the hotel a clearing of the path for her spiritually?

9. What happens to Avey when she finally lets her true nature come to the forefront as she stands on the hotel room balcony?

10. Of what did Avey live in denial during the 1960s and 1970s regarding her heritage?

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