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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 49-114.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ava find the photograph of Josephine after Gladys goes home?
(a) In the laundry hamper.
(b) On the kitchen counter.
(c) In the sink.
(d) On her bed.

2. In what room of Gladys's house does Ava wait for her mother to finish with her clients?
(a) Gladys's bedroom.
(b) The patio.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The living room.

3. The narrator reveals that Josephine began her life as a what?
(a) A serf.
(b) A slave.
(c) A thief.
(d) A sharecropper.

4. When the narrative opens, what major change are Ava and King in the midst of making?
(a) They are planning to open a school.
(b) They are starting a business together.
(c) They are moving.
(d) They are planning to get married.

5. How many pounds does the hog weigh that Josephine plans to serve at the wedding?
(a) 500.
(b) 100.
(c) 700.
(d) 300.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pages long is the first section of text marked "Josephine 1855" (46)?

2. Ava remembers Grandma Martha seeking her out at what time each year in order "to pay for tennis and math and science camps" (6)?

3. In what way is King related to Ava?

4. The sound of breaking glass Ava hears is affiliated with the vandalism and interior theft of what make of SUV?

5. It is revealed that Jericho's mother left him with Josephine when he was how many months old, though he is now 12 years old?

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