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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 175-230.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Josephine remarks to herself during the exchange between Major and Vern at Major and Eliza's door that she feels what way about Major's display of respect to Vern?
(a) Sad.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Proud.
(d) Angry.

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

3. In what scientific field does Ava have a college degree?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Environmental Science.
(c) Geology.
(d) Biology.

4. What adjective does Josephine use to describe her spirit in the moment she hastily tells Charlotte about Eliza's pregnancy?
(a) Ethereal.
(b) Deflated.
(c) Full.
(d) Buoyant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Grandma Martha been missing by the time Ava is notified by phone?

2. Which farm animal of Josephine's is mysteriously killed soon after Vern's visit to Major and Eliza's house?

3. What color hair does Missus have?

4. How old is Ava's mother Gladys?

5. Josephine celebrates the fact that she can only detect a "slight" bit of what "ever-present" (210) emotion within Major's words to Vern?

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