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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 231-276.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gladys tells Ava that the only thing she had ever owed to Grandma Martha was what?
(a) Respect.
(b) Peace.
(c) Patience.
(d) Love.

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

3. What label does Josephine apply to her own comment to Lucille that she can "have anything [her] little heart can dream up" (260)?
(a) Lie.
(b) Fairy tale.
(c) Ray of hope.
(d) Illusion.

4. Which character taught Josephine "her letters" (147)?
(a) Missus.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Tom.
(d) Sally.

5. In what room does Ava find Grandma Martha crouched on the floor, rubbing her neck?
(a) The library.
(b) The laundry room.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The kitchen.

Short Answer 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?

2. A vehement argument occurs between Major and what other character, prompting Charlotte to leave?

3. Josephine recalls ensuring that her son Major finished which grade in school?

4. On what part of Charlotte's body does Josephine first notice an injury inflicted by Vern?

5. In what way is King related to Ava?

(see the answer key)

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