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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did JJ's father do after he unexpectedly won a big hand of poker?
(a) He got arrested.
(b) He got a good new job.
(c) He left the family for months without telling them where he was.
(d) He bought the family a new house.

2. What drug do Sylvia and Lana take together in Chapter 29?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Meth.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Heroin.

3. What is one of the things Lana does on her day off?
(a) Lana gambles on her day off.
(b) Lana babysits on her day off.
(c) Lana goes out for dinner on her day off.
(d) Lana does hair for the Perkins cousins, two old women, on her day off.

4. What is the state of Jonnie and Don's relationship at the end of Chapter 24?
(a) They both know their days together are numbered.
(b) They are thinking about getting married.
(c) They are thinking about getting divorced.
(d) They are both thinking things are going very well.

5. Who bought Devon some food at McDonald's in Chapter 30?
(a) Ava.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) A stranger named Jimmy Patterson.
(d) Joy.

6. What does Lana tell Sylvia about what is wrong with Ava?
(a) Lana tells Sylvia that Henry has another woman.
(b) Lana tells Sylvia that Henry has been arrested.
(c) Lana tells Sylvia that Henry has lost his job.
(d) Lana tells Sylvia that Ava is seeing JJ.

7. What does Lana fear is happening to Sylvia from what Sylvia tells Lana about Devon in Chapter 29?
(a) Lana fears Sylvia is about to try to bail Devon out of jail.
(b) Lana fears Sylvia thinks Devon might get better, but Devon is actually terminally ill.
(c) Lana fears Sylvia is losing her grip on reality because she thinks there is a chance Devon is coming home, but Devon is actually dead.
(d) Lana fears Sylvia might have a drug problem.

8. Where did Ava's and JJ's brief romance from years earlier take place?
(a) Ava's college dorm room.
(b) JJ's house.
(c) The woods in Pinewood.
(d) The reservoir.

9. What does Sylvia finally tell Marcus about Devon?
(a) That Devon is dead.
(b) That Devon is ill.
(c) That Devon is in jail too.
(d) That Devon has moved to Colorado.

10. What feeling about JJ's house could Sylvia not even admit to herself that she harbored?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Resignation.

11. What kind of pet did Devon have as a child that escaped and died in the house?
(a) A hamster.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A fish.
(d) A mouse.

12. How does JJ feel about the idea that people can change?
(a) He thinks people can change, but only over a very long period of time.
(b) He thinks people can change, but only to a small degree.
(c) He thinks it is very easy for people to change and they do it all the time.
(d) He does not think people can change.

13. What is Ava's first impression of JJ's house?
(a) She says it is a mansion.
(b) She says it is smaller than she thought it would be.
(c) She loves it and tells him it is like her dream home.
(d) She does not like it at all.

14. What does Ava tell JJ in Chapter 19 that she has only told one other person, a stranger?
(a) She is getting a divorce.
(b) She is getting a promotion.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She just lost her job.

15. What is Lana's husband's name?
(a) Gus.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Martin.
(d) Dean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lana tell Sylvia that Sylvia needs to call in Chapter 22?

2. What does Lana say when Sylvia asks her if she will go to Simmy's again before it closes?

3. What does Ava tell Sylvia about Henry in Chapter 32?

4. What does Marcus ask Sylvia to do for him in Chapter 33?

5. What do JJ and Ava do when they go to his house for the first time?

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