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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does JJ tell Sylvia he has not seen his sister recently?
(a) She resents his success.
(b) He reminds her of too many bad memories.
(c) He never went to her wedding and she is upset.
(d) She is in jail.

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

3. What is Carrie's son's name?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Zeke.
(c) Henry.
(d) Solomon.

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

5. What kind of an area is Brushy Mountain Road?
(a) It is an area where people live temporarily.
(b) It is an area that has too much pollution for people to live there.
(c) It is a poor area.
(d) It is a wealthy area.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sylvia know Marcus?

2. What does Henry do with the woman who reads his palm in New Orleans?

3. Who did JJ live with for most of his youth?

4. Who is in Ava's dream that she has in Chapter 8?

5. Why does Sylvia continue to speak with Marcus even though she really does not know him very well?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does JJ always call Sylvia?

2. What kind of memories does Sylvia have about her own childhood?

3. What happens in Chapter 12 when Sylvia calls Devon?

4. What was Sylvia's impression of Alice Graham, JJ's grandmother who took him in after his father killed his mother?

5. Who is the first person Ava confides in when she finds out Henry has a son he has never told her about?

6. How does Sylvia feel about JJ Ferguson?

7. What is the significance of Brushy Mountain Road to residents of Pinewood, North Carolina?

8. What does Sylvia offer to do for Marcus that she is hoping he will not take her up on?

9. What was the original purpose of Development Drive, where Sylvia's house is?

10. Where does Ava reveal the most personal details of her anguish over her infertility?

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