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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. When was the only time in her life when Sylvia says she liked her body?
(a) When she was the thinnest she ever was, at about age 25.
(b) Now, when she is a much older woman.
(c) When she was pregnant and was supposed to look heavier.
(d) When she was a small child.

2. How old is Ava at the beginning of the book?
(a) 45.
(b) 55.
(c) 38.
(d) 27.

3. What does Henry do in New Orleans?
(a) Plays trumpet in a jazz band.
(b) Gets into a car accident.
(c) Visits a fortune teller.
(d) Gets arrested.

4. What job does Henry only last a few hours at?
(a) At the bank.
(b) At the farm.
(c) At the chicken processing plant.
(d) At the nursing home.

5. What is Ava's job?
(a) She is a software engineer.
(b) She is a senior loan officer at a bank.
(c) She is a tour guide.
(d) She is a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry call his mother-in-law?

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

3. Who is the man who calls to speak to Sylvia from jail?

4. What is one of Henry's first jobs in Pinewood before he gets married?

5. What does Sylvia say she will bring Marcus when she comes to visit him in jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Henry and the fortune-teller in New Orleans in Chapter 5?

2. What is the relationship between Mae and Jonnie Norwood, who co-run the restaurant called Sisters?

3. How does Sylvia respond to JJ when he tells her he still has feelings for Ava?

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

5. What kinds of things does Sylvia encourage Marcus to do?

6. What does JJ always call Sylvia?

7. What area of her property does Sylvia devote special care and attention to?

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

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

10. What has happened to the town of Pinewood in recent years?

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