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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 holiday does Avey recall spending with one of her daughters?
(a) Fourth of July.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) Thanksgiving.

2. What is Avey doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Drinking coffee.
(b) Reading the paper.
(c) Waking up.
(d) Taking a shower.

3. While Avey is on the boat, where does she dream that she is?
(a) In the Halsey Street apartment.
(b) In her White Plains home.
(c) In Sis' home.
(d) In church.

4. To whom does Avey offer up her Beg Pardon?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Great Aunt Cuney.
(c) Her father.
(d) Jay.

5. What does each person say to his ancestors during the Beg Pardon?
(a) Forgiveness heals.
(b) Your blessing please.
(c) I am not worthy.
(d) Pa'done mwe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosalie do for Avey after she bathes her?

2. Avey recalls that Marion always looked at her parents as if _____________________.

3. Why did Avey deny who she really was for so many years?

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

5. What type of ceremony does Avey recall filming in Ghana?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the sermon that Avey recalls hearing as a little girl?

2. What is revealed about the women on the boat by the way they care for Avey?

3. In whose care had Avey been during the night of the boat trip to the island?

4. How does the present day Avey mirror what the little girl Avey was experiencing in the dream?

5. What is Lebert's interest in determining Avey's tribe?

6. Describe Avey's experience at the Beg Pardon.

7. How does Avey know she has come back to herself?

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

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

10. What does Avey mean when she says that her life is a tabula rasa?

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