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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Henry tell Carrie he will do the next day when they talk in Chapter 7?
2. What does Ava do when she goes into Devon's old room in Chapter 18?
3. What does Henry call his mother-in-law?
4. What did Sylvia's mother Mabe try in hopes of enticing her husband to love her more?
5. Why is Carrie's family upset with her?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ava react to seeing Henry's son for the first time when she comes across him in Walmart in Chapter 15?
2. Why does Sylvia resist the idea of going on a cruise with her sister Lana?
3. Where does Ava reveal the most personal details of her anguish over her infertility?
4. What name does JJ tell Sylvia he goes by now in Chapter 10?
5. What does JJ always call Sylvia?
6. What kinds of things does Sylvia encourage Marcus to do?
7. What happens in Chapter 12 when Sylvia calls Devon?
8. How do Marcus and Sylvia first become connected?
9. How does Sylvia feel about her son in-law, Henry?
10. What was Sylvia's impression of Alice Graham, JJ's grandmother who took him in after his father killed his mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining why Sylvia acts with such hostility toward both Ava and JJ when they take her to see JJ's house for the first time. What emotions is she dealing with upon seeing the house and the couple there together?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Ava choose to share her deepest pain and anxiety about her infertility with strangers in online forums? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring why Ava decides to leave JJ's house with Henry in Chapter 38, immediately following his failed suicide attempt. What did her actions portend about the future of hers and JJ's relationship?
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