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

2. What does Ava say when Sylvia asks her to leave JJ's house with her in Chapter 26?
(a) Ava says JJ will take Ava home later and Sylvia should go on her own.
(b) Ava says she is never leaving JJ's house.
(c) Ava says she will go with Sylvia.
(d) Ava says Sylvia should get a taxi.

3. What does Marcus ask Sylvia to do for him in Chapter 33?
(a) Send him food.
(b) Talk to Charlotte and tell her not to forget him.
(c) Talk to the parole board on his behalf.
(d) Send him money.

4. What happens to the Simmy's building after it closes?
(a) It is abandoned.
(b) It is demolished.
(c) It is made into apartments.
(d) It becomes a cycle of different businesses, including a consignment shop and another diner.

5. What does Ava tell Sylvia about Henry in Chapter 32?
(a) That Henry sells drugs.
(b) That Henry is leaving her.
(c) That Henry has a child.
(d) That Henry lost his job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lana say when Sylvia asks her if she will go to Simmy's again before it closes?

2. Where did Jonnie work before she had come home and had her baby?

3. How did everyone else refer to Lana's shop?

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

5. What activity was Ava known for doing often as a child?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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