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Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Part One, Section One
Part One, Section Two
Part One, Section Three
Part One, Section Four
Part Two, Section One
Part Two, Section Two
Part Two, Section Three
Part Two, Section Four
Part Two, Section Five
Part Two, Section Six
Part Two, Section Seven
Part Two, Section Eight
Part Two, Section Nine
Part Three, Section One
Part Three, Section Two
Characters
Character List
Antoinette
Christophine
Mr. Rochester
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Part One, Section One
Part One, Section Two
Part One, Section Three
Part One, Section Four
Part Two, Section One
Part Two, Section Two
Part Two, Section Three
Part Two, Section Four
Part Two, Section Five
Part Two, Section Six
Part Two, Section Seven
Part Two, Section Eight
Part Two, Section Nine
Part Three, Section One
Part Three, Section Two
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Plot Overview Quiz
Further Study
Plot Overview Quiz
1
of 5
In what colonial island nation does Wide Sargasso Sea take place?
Jamaica
Dominica
South Africa
New Zealand
2
of 5
What historical event caused Antoinette's father to drink himself to death?
Jamaican independence
The end of slavery
The French Revolution
The Chicago Fire
3
of 5
Who narrates the second part of Wide Sargasso Sea?
Antoinette's husband
Antoinette's mother
A servant, Christophine
Antoinette
4
of 5
What name does Antoinette's husband inexplicably give her?
Eudora
Brunelda
Jennifer
Bertha
5
of 5
What specific experience causes Antoinette to leave her upstairs prison, candle in hand?
A recurring dream
An insult
Reading a novel
An encounter with Rochester
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