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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ava wonder about as far as romance goes?
(a) she doesn't think about it at all
(b) if someone would want her
(c) if it's possible
(d) if she should do it

2. How does Ava feel towards Imani?
(a) happy
(b) annoyed
(c) bored
(d) jealous

3. What does Ava think about the baby's life to come?
(a) the baby will stay an addict
(b) it won't be a good one
(c) she will probably miss some of it
(d) Ava will be in San Fransico

4. Why did Gerry Anderson come to Joyce's house?
(a) to find Eddie
(b) to talk to Ava
(c) to get a book
(d) to drop off something

5. Where does Joyce's group meet?
(a) the church
(b) the YMCA
(c) the hospital
(d) the library

6. When does Joyce think the Sewing Circus is going to end?
(a) until the girls graduate
(b) through Christmas
(c) she wants to continue it indefinitely
(d) until Ava leaves

7. Why does Imani whimper?
(a) she doesn't whimper
(b) wants to be fed
(c) she's going through withdrawal
(d) wants to be picked up

8. Why does Ava say everyone needs something to lean on?
(a) to keep standing up
(b) to have someone to hate
(c) to keep from tumbling
(d) to be able to hike long distances

9. Why does Ava think Eddie is so easygoing and graceful?
(a) he is gay
(b) he is drugged
(c) he is slightly drunk
(d) he has nothing to prove

10. Why is Joyce fearful about Imani?
(a) she is very sick
(b) the birth parents will come for her
(c) the government will take her
(d) she might still be addicted

11. What was one of the main aspects of Ava's circle of friends' lifestyle she didn't like?
(a) illicit drug use
(b) promiscuity
(c) too religious
(d) spendthrift

12. What does Joyce show Ava is in the envelope Ava has?
(a) a newspaper article
(b) her new will
(c) pamphlets about AIDS
(d) some old family photos

13. How does it work out for the Sewing Circle to meet at Joyce's house?
(a) very bad
(b) especially gratifying
(c) good, but not great
(d) okay, but not great

14. How does Ava feel about the meals Joyce and Eddie cook?
(a) she hates them
(b) she loves them
(c) she's indifferent
(d) she thinks they're okay

15. What do Ava and Eddie talk about when they go inside?
(a) his mother
(b) his time in Vietnam
(c) how he feels about HIV
(d) his education

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joyce seem to be feeling at the beginning of the book?

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

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

4. Who doesn't approve of Joyce's group?

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

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