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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else does Antoinette say she dreams in Part One?

2. Where does Antoinette arrive in her dream?

3. What is the importance of the green parrot, Coco?

4. How many times has Antoinette had the dream when she describes it so vividly in Part One?

5. Where is Antoinette walking towards in her dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the principal people Antoinette talks about at the convent?

2. During an intimate conversation with her husband what does Antoinette say about death?

3. What startles Grace Poole as she is sitting at the table at the end of the narrative?

4. Does Antoinette's husband seem happy about his recent marriage?

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

6. How does Antoinette get a knife in Part Three?

7. Who is Aunt Cora?

8. What reason does Mr. Mason give for staying at Coulibri after he marries Antoinette's mother?

9. What happens between Antoinette and her husband that seems to seal the fate of their relationship?

10. What is the dream Antoinette mentions having just after her fight with Tia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Antoinette's husband moves back to England? Do you believe he had Antoinette's best interests at heart? What does Antoinette believe about England and her health?

Essay Topic 2

Antoinette's mother is described as beautiful, young, and worst of all from Martinique. Why would the "Jamaican ladies" disapprove of the young woman? Explain why coming from Martinique might be a problem. How does the behavior of the "Jamaican ladies" make Antoinette's mother feel?

Essay Topic 3

Antoinette has another name. What is her first name? What ethnicity is her first name? What ethnicity is the name Antoinette? She claims names can change a person into something else. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.

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