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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. What does Ava tell JJ about Zeke in Chapter 34?
(a) That she had planned on kidnapping him.
(b) That she was going to try to get custody of him.
(c) That she wanted Henry to go and live with him and Carrie.
(d) That she had driven to his school just to catch a glimpse of him.

2. What day of the week was Lana's shop closed?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

3. Who bought Devon some food at McDonald's in Chapter 30?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Ava.
(c) A stranger named Jimmy Patterson.
(d) Joy.

4. What does Ava say to Sylvia in Chapter 32 about Devon that is extremely painful for Sylvia to hear?
(a) Ava tells Sylvia Devon had many secrets from Sylvia.
(b) Ava tells Sylvia Devon never loved Sylvia.
(c) Ava tells Sylvia they might as well have buried her with Devon.
(d) Ava tells Sylvia it was her fault Devon died.

5. Where does Sylvia say she is going to go with Ava at the start of Chapter 32?
(a) To confront Henry.
(b) To the doctor's.
(c) To a divorce lawyer.
(d) To the grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Devon's friend that he spent the most time with?

2. What feeling about JJ's house could Sylvia not even admit to herself that she harbored?

3. Why did Devon decide to walk home instead of get in Joy's brother's car in Chapter 30?

4. What does James Martin call Sylvia that was Sylvia's nickname a long time ago?

5. Where does JJ agree to pick Ava up when they talk on the phone in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ava hope might happen when she and JJ go to the spot where Devon died?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. What does Jimmy Patterson try to do for Devon in Chapter 30?

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

10. What does Ava do when she visits the reservoir with JJ in Chapter 34 that is dangerous and unexpected?

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