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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Sylvia confront Ava with at the start of Chapter 28?
(a) Sylvia asks Ava if she lost her job.
(b) Sylvia asks Ava if she needs money.
(c) Sylvia asks Ava if she is pregnant.
(d) Sylvia asks Ava if she is divorcing Henry.

2. What does Ava tell JJ in Chapter 19 that she has only told one other person, a stranger?
(a) She is getting a promotion.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She just lost her job.
(d) She is getting a divorce.

3. What happens to the sign from Simmy's after it closes?
(a) It is sold.
(b) One of the grandsons in the family takes it to decorate a barn.
(c) It is destroyed.
(d) It is melted down and made into a new sign.

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

5. How does Devon die?
(a) He is shot during a robbery.
(b) He dies from a drug overdose.
(c) He is hit by a car after many miles of walking along busy roads.
(d) He dies of cancer.

6. What happens to the Simmy's building after it closes?
(a) It becomes a cycle of different businesses, including a consignment shop and another diner.
(b) It is demolished.
(c) It is abandoned.
(d) It is made into apartments.

7. What does James Martin call Sylvia that was Sylvia's nickname a long time ago?
(a) Ree Ree.
(b) Syl.
(c) Via.
(d) Jennie.

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

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

10. What activity was Ava known for doing often as a child?
(a) Reading.
(b) Painting.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Dancing.

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

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

13. What does Ava tell Sylvia about Henry in Chapter 32?
(a) That Henry lost his job.
(b) That Henry is leaving her.
(c) That Henry sells drugs.
(d) That Henry has a child.

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

15. What is the yard around JJ's house like in Chapter 26?
(a) It is beautifully landscaped.
(b) It is all sand.
(c) It is a muddy mess.
(d) It is all gravel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ava tell JJ about Zeke in Chapter 34?

2. What does Ava do at the reservoir?

3. What day of the week was Lana's shop closed?

4. Where did Jonnie work before she had come home and had her baby?

5. What did JJ's father do after he unexpectedly won a big hand of poker?

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