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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the novel begins, in what year is the first section of the text set?
(a) 2006.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1924.
(d) 2017.

2. In what room does Ava find Grandma Martha crouched on the floor, rubbing her neck?
(a) The library.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The laundry room.
(d) The bathroom.

3. Ava thinks to herself that whenever she is "about to see [her] mother," her what "wobbles" (50)?
(a) Courage.
(b) Heartbeat.
(c) Faith.
(d) Self-acceptance.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the reader first hears Josephine's voice, she is preparing for the wedding of which character?

2. What is NOT an element of the best middle school in the city, which King attends for the first time early in the novel?

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

4. The group called the Revisioners was made up of how many members?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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