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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 does Ava tell JJ she has just discovered about Henry?

2. What kinds of birds does JJ tell Ava he saw in flocks when he lived in Pennsylvania?

3. How does Ava tell JJ she feels about Zeke when she first sees him?

4. Why did Devon decide to walk home instead of get in Joy's brother's car in Chapter 30?

5. What kind of pet did Devon have as a child that escaped and died in the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Devon spend a large amount of time doing as a young man that many people would view as dangerous?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. What does Lana suggest that she and Sylvia do together in Chapter 29 to calm themselves a bit?

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

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

10. In Chapter 27, what does JJ remember about doing together with his father when he was a child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the origins and nature of JJ's infatuation with and attraction toward Ava, noting how it seems to have evolved over the years. Cit specific references to the text in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Sylvia and Ava have a loving - but complicated - mother-daughter relationship. Write an essay analyzing the nature of Sylvia's and Ava's relationship, exploring the events from their past and their shared family history that contribute significantly to the tensions between them.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining why Sylvia acts with such hostility toward both Ava and JJ when they take her to see JJ's house for the first time. What emotions is she dealing with upon seeing the house and the couple there together?

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