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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 Devon die?
2. What did Lana call her shop?
3. Why does Lana tell Sylvia she should have asked Lana to come to JJ's with her and Ava to see JJ's house?
4. Who calls Ava at the beginning of Chapter 19 who she has not spoken to in years?
5. What does Ava tell JJ she has just discovered about Henry?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kinds of emotions does Sylvia experience the first time Ava brings her to JJ's house on Brushy Mountain Road?
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. What does Lana suggest that she and Sylvia do together in Chapter 29 to calm themselves a bit?
4. How does Charlotte react when Sylvia goes to visit her in Chapter 35?
5. What does Sylvia tell Ava about her opinion about Ava and JJ's relationship in Chapter 28?
6. What does Lana tell Sylvia about what is happening with Ava in Chapter 29?
7. What memory about working for a white family does Don share with Jonnie in Chapter 25?
8. What does Ava tell JJ in Chapter 20 about how she felt toward Henry's child when she first saw him?
9. What does Ava do when she visits the reservoir with JJ in Chapter 34 that is dangerous and unexpected?
10. What is Ava's impression of James Martin, a man from her mother's past?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining why you think Sylvia lets her husband Don back into the house and seems to still love him even after he has been cheating on her for a lengthy period of time with a much younger woman.
Essay Topic 2
One of the themes of this novel is the lack of opportunities and options for people, especially black people, in a depressed manufacturing town that has been losing jobs and residents for years. Do you think any of the characters on this novel would say achieving the American Dream is still possible? Write an essay explaining why or why not, citing references to the text in your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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