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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. How does Ava tell JJ she feels about Zeke when she first sees him?
(a) She hates him.
(b) She is angry at him.
(c) She is desperately sad because of him.
(d) She loves him.

2. What was Ava's grandmother's name where she would spend Sundays sometimes?
(a) Mama Lora.
(b) Mama Ada.
(c) Mama Bea.
(d) Mama Johnson.

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

4. What chore did Ava do at her grandmother's Sunday dinners?
(a) Clean the vegetables.
(b) Take out the garbage.
(c) Wash the dishes.
(d) Cook the chicken.

5. What happened to the money JJ's father had given him after winning his big hand of poker?
(a) JJ gave it to someone who needed it more than he did.
(b) JJ eventually lost it.
(c) JJ framed it in a picture frame.
(d) JJ spent it on food for the family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does JJ feel about the idea that people can change?

3. What is the name of the woman JJ tells Ava he has been in a relationship with?

4. What memory does Lana share with Sylvia when Sylvia says their father was not that bad?

5. Who does Lana tell Sylvia that Sylvia needs to call in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kinds of emotions does Sylvia experience the first time Ava brings her to JJ's house on Brushy Mountain Road?

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

4. What does Sylvia tell Ava about her opinion about Ava and JJ's relationship in Chapter 28?

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

6. What errand does Sylvia take Lana with her to do in Chapter 22 that is related to Marcus?

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

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

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

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

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