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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Josephine recalls ensuring that her son Major finished which grade in school?
(a) 8th.
(b) 4th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 6th.

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

3. What topic does Gladys discuss that makes Ava feel anxious?
(a) Sex.
(b) Politics.
(c) Mortality.
(d) Religion.

4. When the narrative opens, what major change are Ava and King in the midst of making?
(a) They are starting a business together.
(b) They are planning to open a school.
(c) They are planning to get married.
(d) They are moving.

5. Ava reveals that she is how many years old?
(a) 28.
(b) 38.
(c) 32.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Grandma Martha when the narrative begins?

2. What is the name of Eliza's "hotheaded" (26) brother?

3. How many pages long is the first section of text marked "Josephine 1855" (46)?

4. What does Eliza's mother Cyrile do for work?

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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