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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sylvia's sister?
(a) Lana.
(b) Jonnie.
(c) Roberta.
(d) Jennifer.

2. Who is building a mansion on Brushy Mountain Road as the book opens?
(a) Ava Bailey.
(b) Henry Bailey.
(c) JJ Ferguson.
(d) Sylvia Ross.

3. Who does JJ remind Sylvia of?
(a) Henry.
(b) Devon.
(c) Don.
(d) Robert.

4. Where do Henry and Sean go in Chapter 5 after Henry graduated from school?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Florida.
(c) Cuba.
(d) California.

5. What does Carrie tell Henry in Chapter 17 that upsets him?
(a) That she demanded he leave Ava.
(b) That she needed more money.
(c) That Zeke hated him.
(d) That she had run into Ava earlier.

6. What part of Sylvia's house does she spent a lot of time tending to?
(a) Her garden.
(b) Her bathroom.
(c) Her windows.
(d) Her kitchen.

7. Where does Sylvia meet JJ for the first time at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Simmy's.
(b) Ava's house.
(c) Her house, where he has come to see her.
(d) Lana's salon.

8. How did Henry disappoint Carrie in Chapter 17?
(a) He did not giver her money he promised her.
(b) He did not marry her when he said he would.
(c) He did not make her the table he said he would.
(d) He did not show up to see Zeke when he said he would.

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

10. What is Ava's greatest wish?
(a) To build her own house.
(b) To make more money.
(c) To have a baby.
(d) To get married.

11. In Chapter 3, where does Ava tell Sylvia that Lana would like Sylvia to go with Lana?
(a) To Florida.
(b) To Cuba.
(c) To Europe.
(d) On a cruise.

12. Why does Sylvia tell Marcus she does not want to travel in Chapter 9?
(a) Because she does not have the money to travel.
(b) Because she can not leave Ava for that long.
(c) Because she does not know any foreign languages.
(d) Because as soon as she got somewhere, she would just want to come home.

13. What does Mae do at her own mother's funeral?
(a) She faints.
(b) She gets into a loud argument with her sister.
(c) She screams and screams.
(d) She walks out.

14. How old is Ava at the beginning of the book?
(a) 38.
(b) 55.
(c) 27.
(d) 45.

15. Who did JJ live with for most of his youth?
(a) His older brother.
(b) His grandmother, Alice Graham.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) His parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sylvia tell JJ she really wanted to visit?

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

3. What does Henry tell Carrie he will do the next day when they talk in Chapter 7?

4. What does Ava want Henry to do as soon as he gets home from work?

5. Why does JJ tell Sylvia he has not seen his sister recently?

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