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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Grandma Martha when the narrative begins?
(a) 72.
(b) 68.
(c) 78.
(d) 82.

3. Which book of the Bible can Jericho "read by himself," (77) impressing his father Major?
(a) Luke.
(b) Genesis.
(c) Psalms.
(d) Job.

4. What is the name of Josephine's husband?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Ned.
(c) Isaiah.
(d) Aaron.

5. Josephine reminds Jericho that the first time they had met Eliza, she had been wearing what kind of flower in her hair?
(a) A daffodil.
(b) A violet.
(c) A poppy.
(d) A peony.

6. When the novel begins, in what year is the first section of the text set?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2017.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1855.

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

8. Ava thinks to herself that whenever she is "about to see [her] mother," her what "wobbles" (50)?
(a) Heartbeat.
(b) Courage.
(c) Self-acceptance.
(d) Faith.

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

10. Ava remembers Grandma Martha seeking her out at what time each year in order "to pay for tennis and math and science camps" (6)?
(a) Easters.
(b) The first days of spring.
(c) Christmases.
(d) Summers.

11. In what way is King related to Ava?
(a) King is her son.
(b) King is her fiance.
(c) King is her nephew.
(d) King is her brother.

12. What color are Charlotte's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Hazel.

13. What is Gladys's immediate reaction to Ava's revelation about having moved in with Grandma Martha?
(a) She starts to cry.
(b) She stares at her.
(c) She leaves the room.
(d) She laughs.

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

15. During the wedding, Josephine has to look away when she gets choked up thinking about three qualities Major shares with his late father. What is NOT one of these qualities?
(a) Coal-black eyes.
(b) Piercing green eyes.
(c) Burnt orange skin.
(d) Curly red hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ava has noticed that King likes to produce what type of writing?

2. Josephine proclaims it impossible to take what action when it comes to her friend Link?

3. When Gladys comes to visit Ava and King for the first time at Grandma Martha's, what object does Ava put in the living room?

4. How old is King?

5. How many times per year does Ava generally visit her mother Gladys?

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