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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. How does Ava feel about the Sewing Circus being held at the house the night she got her medicine?
2. What color are all the rooms in Joyce's house painted?
3. What does Ava wonder about as far as romance goes?
4. What does Ava think about the new preacher's competency in the pulpit?
5. How many of the girls attended the first meeting at Joyce's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Ava live at the beginning of the book and what kind of benefits does that place offer?
2. Describe Ava Johnson and her devastating problem.
3. Why has Mattie come to Joyce's house and what happens?
4. Who visits Joyce regularly and what do they do?
5. What has Reverend Anderson sent Joyce and why?
6. How did Joyce's decision to host the Sewing Circus turn out?
7. What is different about Ava's morning the night after she had sex with Eddie?
8. What happens when Ava and Joyce watch Frank and Mattie's house?
9. How does Ava feel when leaving church?
10. Why did the Sewing Circus meeting a Joyce's house go so well?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Since their mother's death, Joyce and Ava refer to suicide as a "tumble" because that's how a pamphlet on grief had described it, making the point that anytime there is danger of a person going over an emotional edge, any source of comfort is justified.
1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. The word "tumble" here implies something that happens quickly. Do you think a person falls into despair or depression quickly? Why or why not?
3. Ava and Joyce using the word tumble to describe their mother's emotions that led to suicide seems flippant. Do you agree? Why or why not? Why do you think they refer to the incident like this?
Essay Topic 2
Gerry Anderson's returning the AIDS pamphlets symbolizes the ignorance and denial of many who would be in a position to help and possibly save lives.
1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. Do you think AIDS education should be taught to high school students? Why or why not?
3. What do you think is the best way for young people to learn about and avoid AIDS?
Essay Topic 3
After all the lessons and social commentary throughout the book, the author finishes with the most hopeful one of all: the fact that there are possibilities for new beginnings.
1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. Describe a new beginning you or someone you know has had. Show how it might relate to the characters in this book.
3. Why do you think beginning a new path in life takes courage? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
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