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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. How does Ava tell JJ she feels about Zeke when she first sees him?
2. How does Sylvia feel when she is in JJ's house with Ava for the first time?
3. What does Ava tell JJ about Zeke in Chapter 34?
4. What does Sylvia remember about going to the doctor when she was pregnant years earlier?
5. What did Lana call her shop?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sylvia tell Ava about her opinion about Ava and JJ's relationship in Chapter 28?
2. What happens when Joy's car breaks down and she needs to call her brother to give her and Devon a ride home in chapter 30?
3. In Chapter 27, what does JJ remember about doing together with his father when he was a child?
4. Why does Sylvia seem to decide she can not help Marcus any longer in Chapter 33?
5. What does Ava tell JJ in Chapter 20 about how she felt toward Henry's child when she first saw him?
6. What does Devon spend a large amount of time doing as a young man that many people would view as dangerous?
7. What does Ava hope might happen when she and JJ go to the spot where Devon died?
8. Why does Sylvia decide not to go through with her errand for Marcus in Chapter 22 after all?
9. What memory about working for a white family does Don share with Jonnie in Chapter 25?
10. What kinds of emotions does Sylvia experience the first time Ava brings her to JJ's house on Brushy Mountain Road?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Consider the quote, “Every town has a section where the people are rich and their lives so far from yours you almost expect them to speak another tongue” (2). Write an essay analyzing why JJ Ferguson's return to Pinewood, North Carolina and his construction of his mansion is so significant to the town's residents, exploring the emotions this event unleashes. Cite specific references to the text to support your answer.
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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