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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what side of town does Ava's somewhat estranged mother live?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) East.

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

3. How long ago was Gladys diagnosed with cancer, according to Ava?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 3 days.

4. When Gladys comes to visit Ava and King for the first time at Grandma Martha's, what object does Ava put in the living room?
(a) A dish of candy.
(b) A dish of wheat germ.
(c) An ashtray.
(d) A photograph.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which book of the Bible can Jericho "read by himself," (77) impressing his father Major?

2. When the narrative opens, what major change are Ava and King in the midst of making?

3. Ava reveals that she is how many years old?

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

5. When King is homesick, Ava suggests that they go back to the old neighborhood when?

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