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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. Who is the one person in Carrie's family who still seems to care about her?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

2. What is one of Henry's first jobs in Pinewood before he gets married?
(a) Henry worked as a carpenter.
(b) Henry worked as a waiter in a pub.
(c) Henry worked as a chef in a high-end restaurant.
(d) Henry worked on the line in a furniture factory.

3. What does Ava want Henry to do as soon as he gets home from work?
(a) Make dinner.
(b) Change and shower.
(c) Take the dog out.
(d) Go to the bank.

4. Who does Henry go to see at Simmy's in Chapter 7?
(a) Mae.
(b) Jonnie.
(c) Ava.
(d) Carrie.

5. What does Sylvia tell Devon that JJ told her about a memory from their youth?
(a) That people always thought Devon and JJ were brothers.
(b) That Devon and JJ used to trade clothes.
(c) That Devon had once cut JJ's hair.
(d) That Devon and JJ used to drink together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry do in New Orleans?

2. Who is Henry's brother?

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

4. Where does Sylvia meet JJ for the first time at the start of Chapter 10?

5. What is Jonnie's and Mae's relationship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How do Marcus and Sylvia first become connected?

10. What name does JJ tell Sylvia he goes by now in Chapter 10?

(see the answer keys)

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