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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. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Mason frequently argue?
(a) Mrs. Mason wants to move away from Coulibri Estate.
(b) Mrs. Mason does not want to send her children to school.
(c) Mr. Mason wants to sell Coulibri Estate.
(d) Mr. Mason is having an affair with a black servant girl.

2. What else does Antoinette say she dreams in Part One?
(a) That she is in hell.
(b) That she has a dismal future in store.
(c) That she is entering a beautiful forest.
(d) That her mother comes to take her home.

3. Where does Myra say everyone went?
(a) To hell.
(b) To town.
(c) On a picnic.
(d) To a wedding.

4. What becomes of Antoinette's mother after they leave Coulibri?
(a) She divorces her husband.
(b) She goes insane.
(c) She agrees to take care of her sick aunt.
(d) She moves to England with her husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antoinette remember that her mother hated?

2. What does Antoinette remember her mother wearing as Part One ends?

3. What does Antoinette call her step-father one night?

4. How does Antoinette feel when Mr. Mason tells her about their visitor(s)?

5. Who goes with Antoinette to visit her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who introduces Amelie into the story and how is she described?

2. What is Christophine's fate at the end of Part Two?

3. Do the Jamaican "ladies" approve of Antoinette's mother?

4. How is Sandi reintroduced into Antoinette's narrative of Part Three?

5. What is Antoinette's fascination with the tapestry?

6. What is Antoinette's husband's response about her thoughts on death?

7. How does Antoinette know what is behind the locked door?

8. What fascinates Antoinette as she begins her narrative in Part Three?

9. What does Antoinette's husband say about her comments about England?

10. What thoughts about England does Antoinette disclose to her husband?

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