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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 is Sylvia so upset with Ava in Chapter 28?
(a) Sylvia knows Ava needs money and is not telling her about it.
(b) Sylvia knows Ava has just lost another baby.
(c) Sylvia knows Ava is having an affair with JJ.
(d) Sylvia knows Ava has just had a huge fight with Don.

2. Who does Ava think that Sylvia had an affair with when Ava was a little girl?
(a) Johnny.
(b) JJ.
(c) James Martin.
(d) Marcus.

3. What do JJ and Ava do when they go to his house for the first time?
(a) Watch television.
(b) Drink beer and eat pizza.
(c) Take off their clothes and get into his bed together.
(d) Do some gardening work.

4. What does Lana fear is happening to Sylvia from what Sylvia tells Lana about Devon in Chapter 29?
(a) Lana fears Sylvia thinks Devon might get better, but Devon is actually terminally ill.
(b) Lana fears Sylvia is losing her grip on reality because she thinks there is a chance Devon is coming home, but Devon is actually dead.
(c) Lana fears Sylvia might have a drug problem.
(d) Lana fears Sylvia is about to try to bail Devon out of jail.

5. What is the name of the woman JJ tells Ava he has been in a relationship with?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Bea.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Jonnie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Ava's and JJ's brief romance from years earlier take place?

3. What did JJ and Ava find at the place where Devon was killed?

4. What is the state of Jonnie and Don's relationship at the end of Chapter 24?

5. What question does Sylvia confront Ava with at the start of Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Joy's car breaks down and she needs to call her brother to give her and Devon a ride home in chapter 30?

2. What does Lana suggest that she and Sylvia do together in Chapter 29 to calm themselves a bit?

3. What memory about working for a white family does Don share with Jonnie in Chapter 25?

4. What is Ava's impression of James Martin, a man from her mother's past?

5. What memory about burning trash in a barrel as a child does JJ share with Ava at Simmy's in Chapter 20?

6. Why does Sylvia seem to decide she can not help Marcus any longer in Chapter 33?

7. Why does Sylvia decide not to go through with her errand for Marcus in Chapter 22 after all?

8. In Chapter 27, what does JJ remember about what happened in his childhood after his father won a big hand at poker?

9. How does Charlotte react when Sylvia goes to visit her in Chapter 35?

10. What happens between Devon and the unnamed old woman who he helps with cleaning her basement?

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