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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The neighbors named Vern and Charlotte that Josephine gained a few months before the reader meets her are what type of people?
(a) White.
(b) Poor.
(c) Elderly.
(d) Religious.

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

3. The sound of breaking glass Ava hears is affiliated with the vandalism and interior theft of what make of SUV?
(a) Kia.
(b) Mercedes.
(c) Lexus.
(d) Chevrolet.

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

5. What is the name of the woman who will soon marry Josephine's family member?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Marie.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Florence.

6. The epigraph of the novel The Revisioners consists of a line by which famous poet?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Maya Angelou.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Gwendolyn Brooks.

7. How many pages long is the first section of text marked "Josephine 1855" (46)?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

8. When Josephine first takes on the role of first-person narrator, in what year is the narrative set?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1924.

9. Who is Senait, in relation to Ava?
(a) Sister.
(b) Lover.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Friend.

10. In what location of Glady's house do Ava and Gladys talk before the visit comes to an end?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The garden.
(d) The sauna.

11. What is the last name of the man named Aristide who owns the farm next door to Josephine's farm?
(a) Smith.
(b) Brown.
(c) Cummings.
(d) Taylor.

12. Josephine recalls ensuring that her son Major finished which grade in school?
(a) 6th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 4th.

13. In what city does The Revisioners take place?
(a) Austin.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Macon.

14. What is the name of Senait's son?
(a) Keegan.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Nathan.

15. What is the name of Eliza's "hotheaded" (26) brother?
(a) Edward.
(b) Louis.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ava find the photograph of Josephine after Gladys goes home?

2. Josephine tells Jericho that the night before Eliza's arrival, she dreamed of a woman wearing what color waving from a tunnel?

3. It is revealed that Jericho's mother left him with Josephine when he was how many months old, though he is now 12 years old?

4. When the reader first hears Josephine's voice, she is preparing for the wedding of which character?

5. What type of object is "the only thing of Josephine's that [Ava and King] own" (19)?

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