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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through July, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joyce get so excited about telling Ava?
(a) the baby's arrival the next day
(b) the newest member of the Sewing Circus
(c) her date with Eddie that night
(d) the new shoe store downtown

2. What kind of meals do Joyce and Eddie cook?
(a) Italian
(b) Mexican
(c) vegetarian
(d) southern

3. Who does Ava plan to see during her move?
(a) her best friend from high school
(b) her grandmother
(c) her sister
(d) her father

4. How has Ava's romantic life been up to the point of the beginning of the book?
(a) wonderful
(b) she had no love life
(c) boring
(d) not satisfying

5. With whom does Joyce work?
(a) black girls
(b) she works alone
(c) gang members
(d) everyone

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of job did Ava have?

2. What does Ava involve herself in work that summer?

3. What color are all the rooms in Joyce's house painted?

4. How does Ava see the difference in the condition of homes in the area near the lake from the last time she was there?

5. How does Joyce feel about the girls' progress in the last six months?

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