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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. Why is Sylvia so upset with Ava in Chapter 28?
2. Why did Devon decide to walk home instead of get in Joy's brother's car in Chapter 30?
3. How does Devon die?
4. What is Lana's husband's name?
5. What did Lana call her shop?
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 Lana suggest that she and Sylvia do together in Chapter 29 to calm themselves a bit?
3. What is Ava's impression of James Martin, a man from her mother's past?
4. What memory about working for a white family does Don share with Jonnie in Chapter 25?
5. When JJ calls Ava in Chapter 19, how does she realize her feelings for him differ from her feelings for Henry?
6. Why is JJ hesitant to bring Ava to Simmy's to eat the first time he sees her in Pinewood after decades?
7. What does Jimmy Patterson try to do for Devon in Chapter 30?
8. What happens between Devon and the unnamed old woman who he helps with cleaning her basement?
9. Why does Sylvia go with Ava to the doctor every time she goes to get a pregnancy-related test?
10. What does Ava hope might happen when she and JJ go to the spot where Devon died?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the meaning of JJ's dream in Chapter 44. What do you think Watts is trying to say about JJ's feelings about Ava, Pinewood, and JJ's own future?
Essay Topic 2
Of all the characters in the novel, which character or characters seem to have achieved the greatest degree of peace and contentment by the end? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring the relationship between Sylvia and Lana and how it is different from every other relationship in the novel.
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