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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many months did it take Ava's savings to run out once she threw her husband Byron out of the house for cheating on her?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 9
(d) 2.

2. What item(s) does Missus announce someone has stolen from Wildwood?
(a) Earrings.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A pair of cufflinks.
(d) A brooch.

3. Which character does Gladys claim speaks to her from the time she is admitted to the hospital?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) King.
(c) Josephine.
(d) Grandma Martha.

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 moving.
(d) They are planning to get married.

5. What is the name of the sharecropper for whom Josephine and her husband work after the Civil War?
(a) Mr. Rush.
(b) Mr. Geoffrey.
(c) Mr. Dennis.
(d) Mr. Melton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ava thinks to herself that whenever she is "about to see [her] mother," her what "wobbles" (50)?

2. How long ago was Gladys diagnosed with cancer, according to Ava?

3. How many slaves had their heads "speared on posts dotting the Mississippi River" (122) in association with the Travis plot?

4. During the search for Grandma Martha, Juanita, King, and Ava are "almost at" what street when they "hear a muffled voice call out, 'Nine-one-one, what's your emergency?'" (195)?

5. How many friends attend Grandma Martha's book club meeting?

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