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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ava do when she goes into Devon's old room in Chapter 18?
(a) Looks for money.
(b) Throws away his old clothes.
(c) Cries uncontrollably.
(d) Straightens a picture he had drawn and thinks about what a good artist he was.

2. What bothers Don about Sasha?
(a) She has learning challenges.
(b) She is a spoiled child.
(c) Her father is white.
(d) She is disfigured.

3. What does Ava fear about Henry in Chapter 11?
(a) That he has lost his job.
(b) That he is a gambling addict.
(c) That he is having an affair.
(d) That he is gay.

4. What president do Sylvia and JJ discuss at length?
(a) George W. Bush.
(b) Barack Obama.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Donald Trump.

5. Why does JJ tell Sylvia he has not seen his sister recently?
(a) He reminds her of too many bad memories.
(b) She is in jail.
(c) He never went to her wedding and she is upset.
(d) She resents his success.

6. What does Ava want Henry to do as soon as he gets home from work?
(a) Take the dog out.
(b) Go to the bank.
(c) Change and shower.
(d) Make dinner.

7. Where is Henry's brother when the book opens?
(a) The hospital.
(b) Europe.
(c) Jail.
(d) The Navy.

8. What does Ava consider buying at the Goodwill?
(a) A lot of new clothes.
(b) A bicycle like she had when she was young.
(c) A new frying pan.
(d) A lawnmower.

9. What worry does Ava share on the web forum about her earlier life in Chapter 11?
(a) That she may have ruined her fertility by eating too much junk food.
(b) That her years as a drug user may have ruined her fertility.
(c) That she may have been infertile in high school and college and not even known it.
(d) That having a surgery as a teenager may have ruined her fertility.

10. Who is the one person in Carrie's family who still seems to care about her?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

11. What dose Ava do after she sees Henry's son at Walmart?
(a) She cuts off all her hair.
(b) She checks into a seedy hotel.
(c) She gets drunk.
(d) She goes swimming in the reservoir.

12. What is the name of the street that Sylvia's house is on?
(a) Development Drive.
(b) Chatham Circle.
(c) Camelot Road.
(d) Shady Lane.

13. What does Sylvia tell JJ that Ava wants in Chapter 10?
(a) She tells him Ava wants a baby.
(b) She tells him Ava wants a new job.
(c) She tells him Ava wants more money.
(d) She tells him Ava wants a new house.

14. What did Sylvia's mother Mabe try in hopes of enticing her husband to love her more?
(a) A potion that was supposed to spark her husband's affections.
(b) Special herbs.
(c) Plastic surgery.
(d) A voodoo doll.

15. What is so disturbing to Sylvia, and even to Don himself, about Don's relationship with Jonnie?
(a) Jonnie is decades younger than Don.
(b) Jonnie has just been in an abusive relationship and is vulnerable because of that.
(c) Jonnie's mother has been trying to get she and Don together for years.
(d) Jonnie is just looking for someone to support her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the only time in her life when Sylvia says she liked her body?

2. What does Ava look like?

3. What is Ava's job?

4. Where does Ava go when she leaves the Rowan in Chapter 16?

5. Why does Sylvia tell Marcus she does not want to travel in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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