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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August, Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ava hear when she goes to get her medicine?
(a) the pharmacist talking on the phone about her
(b) Gerry Anderson talking about Joyce
(c) Joyce's neighbor complaining about her
(d) the pharmacist discussing it with Gerry Anderson

2. Where does Ava ask Eddie to stop on the way home?
(a) a drugstore
(b) a fast food joint
(c) Wal-mart
(d) the liquor store

3. Where does Ava live at the opening of the book?
(a) Birmingham
(b) San Fransico
(c) Richmond
(d) Atlanta

4. Why is Ava not surprised Joyce didn't meet her?
(a) Joyce doesn't drive
(b) she always has something to do
(c) they don't get along well
(d) Joyce is afraid of airports

5. What is Ava told about the break-ins?
(a) nothing has actually been stolen
(b) the police aren't trying to find the guilty party
(c) they have always happened around there
(d) they think they know the two boys doing it

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ava feel about life in general following church on Sunday?

2. In what three areas does Joyce want to deal with in the Circus?

3. Why does Ava feel satisfied about her interaction with Aretha?

4. What worries Joyce about the break-ins?

5. What happens when Eddie and Ava are stopped?

(see the answer key)

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