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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of work does JJ do?
(a) He is a politician.
(b) He is a machinist.
(c) He is a software engineer.
(d) He is a lawyer.

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

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

4. Who is the man who calls to speak to Sylvia from jail?
(a) Henry.
(b) Don.
(c) Devon.
(d) Marcus.

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

6. What does Sylvia tell JJ about Pinewood at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) He should be able to get a job there.
(b) It should solve all his problems to be home.
(c) He should leave immediately.
(d) It is a paradise for some people but he should not count on it being that way for him.

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

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

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

10. Where does Ava go when she leaves the Rowan in Chapter 16?
(a) Don's.
(b) Simmy's.
(c) Lana's house.
(d) Sylvia's.

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

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

13. What happens when Sylvia calls Devon in Chapter 12?
(a) He yells at her.
(b) She can barely hear Devon on the line.
(c) He asks her why it took her so long to call.
(d) He does not answer.

14. 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 a traitor.
(d) Henry refers to JJ as Ava's brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carrie tell Henry in Chapter 17 that upsets him?

2. What does Ava consider buying at the Goodwill?

3. Where is Henry's brother when the book opens?

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

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

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