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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September, Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joyce feel about the reputation of the group with some people?
(a) angry
(b) dismayed
(c) grateful
(d) happy

2. What does Eddie do while they talk?
(a) cooks dinner
(b) drinks some wine
(c) massages Ava's feet
(d) sit-ups

3. What did the area of Idlewild on the lake used to be when Ava was young?
(a) a public beach area
(b) recreational haven for black people
(c) all white neighborhood
(d) a state park

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

5. What does Ava prefer over the teachings of the Baptist Church?
(a) Christian Science
(b) atheism
(c) Episcopal
(d) Buddhism

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ava worry that she has gone from HIV positive to full blown AIDS?

2. What do Eddie and Ava decide when they meet?

3. How has Ava's romantic life been up to the point of the beginning of the book?

4. Why is Aretha one of Joyce's favorite girls from the Sewing Circus?

5. From whom did Joyce receive a letter in July?

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