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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the hospital say after they treat Imani?
(a) she'll make a full recovery
(b) her burns aren't treatable
(c) she will have intellectual problems
(d) she'll limp for life

2. What did the letter Joyce received from the state say?
(a) the state was awarding her a larger grant
(b) she owed back taxes to the state
(c) the state was taking the house
(d) the state halted funding for the Sewing Circus

3. Why does Joyce decide to visit the state capitol?
(a) she felt like getting out of town
(b) she has to file an appeal in person
(c) she couldn't get the right person on the phone
(d) she wants to get away from the baby's crying

4. Where does the meeting about Joyce's house take place?
(a) the church
(b) Joyce's house
(c) in a coffee shop
(d) the sheriff's office

5. What did the two boys in the car do?
(a) played loud music
(b) shoot into the house
(c) have sex with the girl in the car
(d) run over the garden

6. What does Gerry do about the information?
(a) denies it
(b) kills her husband
(c) confronts her husband
(d) moves to Chicago

7. Who does Joyce see as a beacon of hope for the Sewing Circus?
(a) Eddie
(b) Ava
(c) Imani
(d) Aretha

8. What does Eddie say to Ava as they're walking?
(a) he loves her
(b) he has taken a job in San Fransico
(c) he doesn't want anything permanent
(d) he is worried

9. How does Ava feel about Eddie's response to her talk with him?
(a) sad
(b) indifferent
(c) fine
(d) angry

10. What do Eddie, Joyce and Ava do to ensure Imani's safety when with her mother?
(a) tell the sheriff to go by often
(b) watch the house all weekend
(c) hide a microphone in Mattie's house
(d) hire a body guard

11. Where does Ava meet Eddie again after the night he told her about his jail time?
(a) at a gas station
(b) at the grocery store
(c) at Joyce's
(d) at the library

12. What does the couple do the night Ava went to his house to talk with him?
(a) watch a movie
(b) make love
(c) have dinner
(d) meditate in the garden

13. How do Ava and Eddie feel when they see each other?
(a) irritated
(b) indifferent
(c) reserved
(d) glad

14. Who does Eddie say has been robbed now?
(a) Eddie's neighbor
(b) his brother
(c) Johnny Mack
(d) Patricia Lyman

15. What do they find has happened to Imani?
(a) she has bruises on her ribs
(b) her head is hurt
(c) her legs are broken
(d) she has been burned

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ava feel so good about being with Eddie?

2. At the meeting, what does Gerry Anderson accuse Ava of doing?

3. How has Eddie made his home comfortable for him and Ava to talk?

4. Why did Ava wake up when a car pulled in at Joyce's?

5. What does Eddie propose to do about Frank?

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