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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. Where is Henry's brother when the book opens?

2. Who is building a mansion on Brushy Mountain Road as the book opens?

3. What does Ava want Henry to do as soon as he gets home from work?

4. What does Sylvia tell JJ that Ava wants in Chapter 10?

5. What bothers Don about Sasha?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sylvia feel about JJ Ferguson?

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 is the significance of Brushy Mountain Road to residents of Pinewood, North Carolina?

4. What does JJ always call Sylvia?

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

6. What is the relationship between Mae and Jonnie Norwood, who co-run the restaurant called Sisters?

7. How does Ava react to seeing Henry's son for the first time when she comes across him in Walmart in Chapter 15?

8. What kind of memories does Sylvia have about her own childhood?

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

10. How does Sylvia respond to JJ when he tells her he still has feelings for Ava?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring why Ava goes to the reservoir with JJ in Chapter 34 and what realization she comes to after immersing herself in the water.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing why Sylvia decides to go to Charlotte's house on Marcus's behalf in Chapter 35 even after she lost her nerve the first time.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring why JJ Ferguson seems to feel such strong positive emotions towards a town - Pinewood - where he experienced such tragedy and misery.

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