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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 dose Ava do after she sees Henry's son at Walmart?

2. What is Jonnie's and Mae's relationship?

3. What is one method Ava has tried to use to help her get pregnant in the past?

4. Who does Ava see at Walmart in Chapter 15 that sends her reeling?

5. Who is the first person Ava tells her news to in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to the town of Pinewood in recent years?

2. Apart from the people in the online chat room, who is the first person Ava tells she is pregnant in Chapter 15?

3. What does Sylvia offer to do for Marcus that she is hoping he will not take her up on?

4. What does JJ always call Sylvia?

5. How does Don feel about Jonnie's little girl, Sasha?

6. What kinds of things does Sylvia encourage Marcus to do?

7. How does Sylvia feel about JJ Ferguson?

8. What name does JJ tell Sylvia he goes by now in Chapter 10?

9. What area of her property does Sylvia devote special care and attention to?

10. How do Marcus and Sylvia first become connected?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Sylvia and Ava have a loving - but complicated - mother-daughter relationship. Write an essay analyzing the nature of Sylvia's and Ava's relationship, exploring the events from their past and their shared family history that contribute significantly to the tensions between them.

Essay Topic 3

Many black characters in the book harbor pain and terrible memories of the era of segregation. Write an essay analyzing some of the symbols, settings, or customs that most remind them of this era.

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