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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does JJ do with his father as a child that he remembers in Chapter 27?
(a) Cook meals.
(b) Go to football games.
(c) Go to poker games.
(d) Play the piano.

2. What does Sylvia finally tell Marcus about Devon?
(a) That Devon is in jail too.
(b) That Devon is ill.
(c) That Devon is dead.
(d) That Devon has moved to Colorado.

3. What does Sylvia find herself doing on the phone to Marcus in Chapter 33 that she had not planned on doing?
(a) Telling him to break out of jail.
(b) Telling him she loved him.
(c) Saying goodbye to him.
(d) Telling him she will come to visit him the next day.

4. Where did Ava's and JJ's brief romance from years earlier take place?
(a) The reservoir.
(b) The woods in Pinewood.
(c) JJ's house.
(d) Ava's college dorm room.

5. What is the name of the woman JJ tells Ava he has been in a relationship with?
(a) Bea.
(b) Jonnie.
(c) Carrie.
(d) Sylvia.

6. Who was Devon's friend that he spent the most time with?
(a) Levi.
(b) Henry.
(c) John.
(d) Joy.

7. What feeling about JJ's house could Sylvia not even admit to herself that she harbored?
(a) Resignation.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Jealousy.

8. What kind of pet did Devon have as a child that escaped and died in the house?
(a) A turtle.
(b) A fish.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A hamster.

9. What does Sylvia remember about going to the doctor when she was pregnant years earlier?
(a) She remembers her husband getting squeamish at the sight of blood.
(b) She remembers the doctor humiliating her because of her weight.
(c) She remembers the doctor being kind and gentle.
(d) She remembers the nurse hurting her with a needle.

10. What is Lana's husband's name?
(a) Gus.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Dean.
(d) Martin.

11. Where does Sylvia first bump into James Martin when he comes back to town?
(a) Lana's hair salon.
(b) The Winn-Dixie.
(c) The gas station.
(d) Simmy's.

12. What day of the week was Lana's shop closed?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

13. What did JJ's father give him after winning a big hand in poker?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) A $20 bill.
(c) A $50 bill.
(d) A puppy.

14. What is one of the things Lana does on her day off?
(a) Lana does hair for the Perkins cousins, two old women, on her day off.
(b) Lana goes out for dinner on her day off.
(c) Lana babysits on her day off.
(d) Lana gambles on her day off.

15. How did everyone else refer to Lana's shop?
(a) Beautiful You.
(b) Lana's.
(c) Malcolm's.
(d) Hair-Apy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James Martin call Sylvia that was Sylvia's nickname a long time ago?

2. Where does JJ agree to pick Ava up when they talk on the phone in Chapter 19?

3. What memory does Lana share with Sylvia when Sylvia says their father was not that bad?

4. Why is Sylvia so upset with Ava in Chapter 28?

5. What do JJ and Ava do when they go to his house for the first time?

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