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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What name does JJ tell Sylvia everyone calls him now in Chapter 10?
(a) Jay.
(b) Gatsby.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Boss.

3. In Chapter 6, how does Henry refer to JJ when he tells Ava he has just seen JJ in town?
(a) Henry refers to JJ as Ava's boyfriend.
(b) Henry refers to JJ as the prodigal son.
(c) Henry refers to JJ as Ava's brother.
(d) Henry refers to JJ as a traitor.

4. What was Henry's Uncle Buddy's favorite place to eat in Pinewood?
(a) Simmy's.
(b) Jenny's.
(c) Clark's.
(d) McDonald's.

5. Who is the first person Ava tells her news to in Chapter 15?
(a) Her lawyer.
(b) The woman at the Goodwill center.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The grocery store clerk.

6. What does JJ call Sylvia?
(a) Mama.
(b) Gray Lady.
(c) Mrs. Ross.
(d) Mrs. Sylvia.

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

8. What does Henry do with the woman who reads his palm in New Orleans?
(a) Has sex with her.
(b) Takes her back to South Carolina with him.
(c) Makes her dinner.
(d) Buys her a house.

9. What was JJ's grandmother's name?
(a) Mae Jacobs.
(b) Sylvia Ross.
(c) Jamie Smith.
(d) Alice Graham.

10. What is one method Ava has tried to use to help her get pregnant in the past?
(a) Herbal remedy.
(b) Acupuncture.
(c) Talk therapy.
(d) Witchcraft.

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

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

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

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

15. What does Lana tell Ava about discovering Henry's betrayal in Chapter 16?
(a) She should ask Henry for a divorce.
(b) She needs to go back to Henry and pretend nothing happened.
(c) She should trap Henry in his lies.
(d) This is Ava's chance to get her life on track and start again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jonnie's and Mae's relationship?

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

3. What does Ava look like?

4. Who is Sylvia's sister?

5. What job does Henry only last a few hours at?

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