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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 Lana tell Sylvia she should have asked Lana to come to JJ's with her and Ava to see JJ's house?
(a) They both could have talked some sense into Ava.
(b) Lana tells Sylvia Ava likes Lana better.
(c) Lana really wanted to see JJ's house.
(d) Lana tells Sylvia JJ respects Lana more than Sylvia.

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

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

4. How many weeks pregnant does Ava tell the people in the online chat room she is in Chapter 25?
(a) 20 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 12 weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

5. What is Lana's husband's name?
(a) Martin.
(b) Gus.
(c) Dean.
(d) Jimmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ava say when Sylvia asks her to leave JJ's house with her in Chapter 26?

2. What kinds of birds does JJ tell Ava he saw in flocks when he lived in Pennsylvania?

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

4. What do JJ and Ava do when they go to his house for the first time?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Why does Sylvia go with Ava to the doctor every time she goes to get a pregnancy-related test?

4. What does Devon spend a large amount of time doing as a young man that many people would view as dangerous?

5. What does Lana tell Sylvia about what is happening with Ava in Chapter 29?

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

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

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

9. What does Ava tell JJ in Chapter 20 about how she felt toward Henry's child when she first saw him?

10. When JJ calls Ava in Chapter 19, how does she realize her feelings for him differ from her feelings for Henry?

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