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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an element of the best middle school in the city, which King attends for the first time early in the novel?
(a) A student-run literary magazine.
(b) A jazz band.
(c) Free STEM classes.
(d) A salad bar.

2. Which character does Jericho mention during the game of whist that causes Josephine to pace the floor all night?
(a) Winnie.
(b) Missus.
(c) Sally.
(d) Tom.

3. Who tells Missus the location of her missing item(s)?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Winnie.
(c) Fred.
(d) Josephine.

4. Since Ava's arrival at Grandma Martha's, she has suffered from nightmares about what subject?
(a) Falling.
(b) Stabbing someone.
(c) Being chased.
(d) Dying.

5. For how many years did Gladys have a thriving law practice before she changed careers?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom was Josephine referring in 1855 when she remarked to Missus that "a new man" (115) had arrived at Wildwood?

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

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

4. How long does it take for Missus to conceive a child after Josephine begins to will the child into existence?

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

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