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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Gerry Anderson come to Joyce's house?
2. Who walks in the room while Joyce is demonstrating condoms?
3. How does Ava feel about the new preacher at Joyce's church?
4. In what season has Ava arrived in Idlewild?
5. What does Ava involve herself in work that summer?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ava feel when leaving church?
2. What does Joyce decide to do about the damage to her window?
3. What happens when Ava and Joyce watch Frank and Mattie's house?
4. What has Reverend Anderson sent Joyce and why?
5. What do the doctors say about Imani?
6. How does Ava feel about going to church with Joyce and what does she notice about the new preacher?
7. Where does Ava meet up with Eddie again and why has she not seen him?
8. Why is Ava happy her sister Joyce sounds optimistic?
9. What did Ava find out about Reverend Anderson and what were the consequences?
10. How did Joyce's decision to host the Sewing Circus turn out?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Clearly, the adversity faced by Eddie and Ava has provided each of them with not only a tolerance for situations that are far from perfect, but also respect for the core of the other person.
1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
2. Do you think if Eddie had had no problems in his life he would have accepted Ava as well? Why or why not.
3. Do you think adversity is necessary in order to make a person tolerance? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
The summer has reached its climax for the main characters. The author has positioned each of the characters in the way of tremendous conflict so that each may know what matters most to them, and what they are prepared to do when threat emerges.
1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. What do you think Joyce should do about Imani? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
3. Why do you think Ava would run when Eddie asks her to marry? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Eddie succumbed to the lowest depths of the drug and street lifestyle and ended up committing murder, for which he paid with ten years of his life. Fortunately, Eddie had found redemption after adversity, though there is also a sense that Eddie still walks a fine line to maintain his forward focus.
1. What do you think is meant by redemption after adversity? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
2. Why do you think Eddie still walks a fine line to maintain his forward focus? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
3. Why do you think people like Eddie decide to change and are able to do so? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
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