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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 19 - 22).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Alex able to afford the trip to New Orleans in Chapter 11?
(a) She asks Twyla to pay for it.
(b) She asks Barbra to pay for it.
(c) She uses her ex-husband Bobby's reward miles.
(d) She puts it all on her credit card.

2. In Chapter 20, what does Gary tell Alex about her understanding of what happened between he and Victor in their childhood?
(a) Victor has asked Gary for forgiveness several times.
(b) She knew only about half of what went on between Gary and Victor.
(c) Victor constantly abused Gary.
(d) Victor was nice to them both than Alex remembers.

3. In Chapter 22, where does Twyla go alone after she leaves the casino?
(a) The theater.
(b) The ferry.
(c) The jazz club.
(d) Another casino.

4. In Chapter 22, what does Twyla think to herself before Gary comes downstairs for breakfast?
(a) She will tell him everything and let him decide what to do.
(b) She has a second chance to make things right between them.
(c) She will plan to leave him for Victor.
(d) She will host Thanksgiving dinner again this year and get it right this time.

5. In Chapter 14, where is Sierra's mother's house?
(a) Algiers.
(b) Chalmette.
(c) The Garden District.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, what does Victor tell Twyla he has that Barbra does not know about?

2. In Chapter 15, what does Twyla become interested in at an early age?

3. In Chapter 22, what does Twyla think to herself as she prepares to finish her ferry ride?

4. In Chapter 12, what kind of things did Barbra's father sell when she was a girl?

5. In Chapter 15, what does Gary say when he visits Twyla's childhood farm in Alabama?

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