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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 231-276.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gladys tells Ava that which people want her to "turn all [her] hate inward so the focus is off their bad behavior" (231)?
(a) White people.
(b) Elderly people.
(c) Young people.
(d) Wealthy people.

2. Who is the character named Byron?
(a) Ava's father.
(b) King's uncle.
(c) King's father.
(d) King's grandfather.

3. Through what type of natural feature do Josephine, Jupiter, Domingo, and Winnie wade before they are met by the four men expecting them?
(a) A lake.
(b) A swamp.
(c) A creek.
(d) A river.

4. To whom was Josephine referring in 1855 when she remarked to Missus that "a new man" (115) had arrived at Wildwood?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Jericho.

5. 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 planning to get married.
(c) They are starting a business together.
(d) They are moving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught Ava "how to visualize a white light encasing" her and "protecting [her] from harm" (51)?

2. What objects does Grandma Martha destroy during her final spell of dementia within the narrative?

3. Ava has noticed that King likes to produce what type of writing?

4. Which character taught Josephine "her letters" (147)?

5. What food item does Josephine bring to Charlotte's house, inadvertently interrupting a meeting of the women's chapter of the Ku Klux Klan?

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