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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an errand that Ava runs on the day she visits her mother in the section that begins on page 49?
(a) Alerting the power company.
(b) Getting her car washed.
(c) Paying her storage fees.
(d) Retrieving a photograph from her former apartment.

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

3. In what style does Gladys wear her waist-length hair?
(a) Bun.
(b) Dreadlocks.
(c) Cornrows.
(d) Beehive.

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

5. What is Gladys's immediate reaction to Ava's revelation about having moved in with Grandma Martha?
(a) She leaves the room.
(b) She stares at her.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She starts to cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what scientific field does Ava have a college degree?

2. A vehement argument occurs between Major and what other character, prompting Charlotte to leave?

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. The neighbors named Vern and Charlotte that Josephine gained a few months before the reader meets her are what type of people?

5. What is the name of Josephine's husband?

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