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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Grandma Martha, in relation to Ava?
(a) Ava's maternal grandmother.
(b) Ava's longtime mentor.
(c) Ava's paternal grandmother.
(d) Ava's great-aunt.

2. Who is Jericho?
(a) Josephine's great-nephew.
(b) Josephine's grandson.
(c) Josephine's son.
(d) Josephine's nephew.

3. What does Eliza's mother Cyrile do for work?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a washerwoman.
(c) She is a nurse.
(d) She is a lawyer.

4. In what way is King related to Ava?
(a) King is her nephew.
(b) King is her son.
(c) King is her fiance.
(d) King is her brother.

5. When Josephine first takes on the role of first-person narrator, in what year is the narrative set?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1855.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of diamond jewelry does Grandma Martha give to Ava at the end of the text's first section?

2. What is the name of the woman who tried to find Josephine's mother after the Civil War, but to no avail?

3. During the wedding, Josephine has to look away when she gets choked up thinking about three qualities Major shares with his late father. What is NOT one of these qualities?

4. How many pounds does the hog weigh that Josephine plans to serve at the wedding?

5. The narrator reveals that Josephine began her life as a what?

(see the answer key)

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