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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ava accuse Sylvia of doing years earlier in Chapter 32?
(a) Having an abortion.
(b) Having an affair with James Martin.
(c) Robbing a store.
(d) Leaving Don.

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

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

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

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

6. What is Ava's first impression of JJ's house?
(a) She says it is a mansion.
(b) She does not like it at all.
(c) She says it is smaller than she thought it would be.
(d) She loves it and tells him it is like her dream home.

7. What did JJ's father do after he unexpectedly won a big hand of poker?
(a) He got arrested.
(b) He got a good new job.
(c) He bought the family a new house.
(d) He left the family for months without telling them where he was.

8. What does JJ ask the waitress at the front counter as soon as he and Ava get to Simmy's?
(a) Whether or not they serve vegan food.
(b) Whether or not they serve alcohol.
(c) Whether or not Carrie is working.
(d) Whether or not Henry has been there that day.

9. What happened to the money JJ's father had given him after winning his big hand of poker?
(a) JJ eventually lost it.
(b) JJ gave it to someone who needed it more than he did.
(c) JJ framed it in a picture frame.
(d) JJ spent it on food for the family.

10. How does Sylvia feel when she is in JJ's house with Ava for the first time?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Anxious an unsettled.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Happy.

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

12. What does Sylvia tell Charlotte about Marcus when she visits Charlotte in Chapter 35?
(a) That Marcus needs Charlotte to send him a cake.
(b) That Marcus wants Charlotte to send him money.
(c) That Marcus has called her from jail and wants Sylvia to ask Charlotte not to forget about him.
(d) That Marcus is getting out of jail in a few weeks.

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

14. What drug do Sylvia and Lana take together in Chapter 29?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Meth.
(d) Marijuana.

15. What does Ava do at the reservoir?
(a) Jumps off a high rock.
(b) Cuts down a tree.
(c) Buries herself in the sand.
(d) Immerses herself in the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ava tell JJ in Chapter 19 that she has only told one other person, a stranger?

2. Who does Lana tell Sylvia that Sylvia needs to call in Chapter 22?

3. What does Marcus ask Sylvia to do for him in Chapter 33?

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

5. What bizarre incident had happened to Ava's old friend's Kim's young daughter?

(see the answer keys)

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