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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. Sally says to Josephine, "I'd never to do anything to hurt you, Josephine. You're like a" what "to me" (149)?

2. Which mixed-race character at Wildwood has the slaveowner at Wildwood for a father?

3. When Josephine returns to her own house and finds Charlotte on her own porch, what word does Charlotte use to describe her husband Vern?

4. Who comes to Major and Eliza's door in 1924 saying that he has been wronged?

5. On what part of Charlotte's body does Josephine first notice an injury inflicted by Vern?

Short Essay Questions

1. What observation does Link make about the possibility of black people being friends with white people in 1924 America?

2. What is the significance of Missus's correction of Josephine's observation that there is "a new man" (115) at Wildwood?

3. Describe an instance when the theme of hope is presented as a liability.

4. Which member of the Revisioners draws the rock with the star on it and who leaves Wildwood as a group as a result?

5. What action does Sally ask Josephine to take that Josephine then appears to have taken one month later?

6. In what way does the theme of collectivism arise within the scenes of the Revisioners drawing rocks?

7. What is the "Travis plot" (122) discussed by Domingo prior to the family's escape attempt?

8. What evidence does Josephine provide for her conclusion that Jupiter was left unhurt by his violent physical punishment at Wildwood?

9. How does Ava feel after she leads a meeting of her doula mother Gladys's pregnant clients during Gladys's recuperation?

10. What change does Josephine notice in Charlotte after she reports becoming treasurer of a club she has just joined?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critical essay about The Revisioners while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Perform a biographical criticism of The Revisioners by researching Sexton's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Sexton.

Essay Topic 3

What messages does Sexton send through her use of the dream motif within The Revisioners and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

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