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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 happens to the Simmy's building after it closes?

2. What does Lana tell Sylvia about what is wrong with Ava?

3. What does Sylvia remember about going to the doctor when she was pregnant years earlier?

4. What is the yard around JJ's house like in Chapter 26?

5. What was Ava's Uncle Earl's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jimmy Patterson try to do for Devon in Chapter 30?

2. Why is JJ hesitant to bring Ava to Simmy's to eat the first time he sees her in Pinewood after decades?

3. What does Ava do when she visits the reservoir with JJ in Chapter 34 that is dangerous and unexpected?

4. In Chapter 27, what does JJ remember about what happened in his childhood after his father won a big hand at poker?

5. What does Ava tell JJ in Chapter 20 about how she felt toward Henry's child when she first saw him?

6. What kinds of emotions does Sylvia experience the first time Ava brings her to JJ's house on Brushy Mountain Road?

7. Why does Sylvia seem to decide she can not help Marcus any longer in Chapter 33?

8. What does Sylvia tell Ava about her opinion about Ava and JJ's relationship in Chapter 28?

9. What memory about burning trash in a barrel as a child does JJ share with Ava at Simmy's in Chapter 20?

10. What does Lana tell Sylvia about what is happening with Ava in Chapter 29?

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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