1. 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 bathroom.
(d) The patio.

2. Who is Josephine, in relation to Ava?
(a) She is Ava's mother's great-grandmother.
(b) She is Ava's mother's great-great-grandmother.
(c) She is Ava's great-grandmother.
(d) She is Ava's great-great-great-grandmother.

3. What food item does Charlotte bring to Josephine upon her first visit?
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Pineapple.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Jam.

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

5. Link tells Josephine that white people are incapable of being friends with black people, since "they think friend mean" (143) what?
(a) Mule.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Patsy.
(d) Enemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Josephine tells Louis that she does not need to have attended school to know that if "you talk to a white man like you got some sense, and he'll" take what action against "your head" (211)?

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

3. Charlotte tells Josephine the day of Vern's visit to Major that she hopes Vern did not inspire what feeling in Josephine?

4. Who tells Major that he ought not to "let a man treat you like a dog too many times," lest "you start to feel like one" (211)?

5. Which member of the Revisioners accuses Winnie of fixing the results of the annual drawing?

(see the answer key)

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