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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ava see the difference in the condition of homes in the area near the lake from the last time she was there?
(a) they are much nicer
(b) they are poor and grubby looking
(c) they are fully integrated
(d) they are about the same

2. In what season has Ava arrived in Idlewild?
(a) spring
(b) fall
(c) summer
(d) winter

3. What does Ava feel is one of Gerry's major character flaws?
(a) too religious
(b) too loud and overbearing
(c) too shy
(d) too judgmental

4. Why is Ava concerned about her health?
(a) She is in a wheelchair
(b) She is HIV positive
(c) She has asthma
(d) She has migraine headaches

5. How does Ava feel about life in general following church on Sunday?
(a) angry
(b) bored
(c) frightened
(d) peaceful

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Joyce on the eve of her wedding?

2. Why does Joyce go to the hospital?

3. How does Joyce feel towards Imani?

4. What does Joyce feel is part of her mission with the girls?

5. What does the baby's name mean in Swahili?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Joyce and Ava find in Johnny Mack's house that reminds them of the past and what does it make them think about?

2. How do Eddie and Ava feel about seeing each other again and what do they plan?

3. How are the two sisters reacting to Imani's presence in the house?

4. How does Ava feel when leaving church?

5. What does Ava think and what does she see when they drop off the young girl and baby?

6. What problem with the state does Joyce have and what does she decide to do about it?

7. Describe Ava Johnson and her devastating problem.

8. What do Eddie and Ava want Joyce to do and how do they try to convince her?

9. What does Ava think about the lifestyle that gave her HIV and for what does she grieve?

10. What kind of people did Ava hang with and what was Ava's main problem with that social circle?

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