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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Antoinette's favorite picture?
(a) "The Miller's Daughter".
(b) A portrait of her with her brother.
(c) A portrait of her father and mother.
(d) "The Dancer".

2. How do the nuns describe beauty to Antoinette?
(a) It is to be greatly desired.
(b) Beauty comes from the soul.
(c) It is a mortal sin,
(d) It is transcendent.

3. How are Antoinette and her husband feeling when they leave the "honeymoon house?"
(a) They are sad to leave such a beautiful place.
(b) They hate each other.
(c) They have reconciled their differences.
(d) They look forward to a new life in England.

4. What is a glacis?
(a) The French word for a glass.
(b) A large covered porch.
(c) A large fan used to keep the house cool.
(d) A look-out tower attached to a large manion.

5. What is Antoinette's husband's impression of the people living on the honeymoon island?
(a) They are greedy.
(b) They are lazy.
(c) They are cheerful.
(d) They are sombre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Antoinette walking towards in her dream?

2. How does Antoinette's husband feel about Creoles of pure English descent?

3. Who should Antoinette's husband have written to earlier?

4. Where does Antoinette go to school?

5. What significant event occurs just before the story begins?

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