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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many clients are at Gladys's home when Ava arrives for her visit?
(a) 13.
(b) 3.
(c) 21.
(d) 7.

2. When the narrative opens, what major change are Ava and King in the midst of making?
(a) They are planning to open a school.
(b) They are moving.
(c) They are planning to get married.
(d) They are starting a business together.

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

4. Who taught Ava "how to visualize a white light encasing" her and "protecting [her] from harm" (51)?
(a) Grandma Martha.
(b) Gladys.
(c) King.
(d) Byron.

5. How old is Ava's mother Gladys?
(a) 52.
(b) 65.
(c) 72.
(d) 58.

6. 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) Christmases.
(b) Summers.
(c) Easters.
(d) The first days of spring.

7. Josephine says in 1924 that she has ensured that which character "attends school year-round" (77)?
(a) Eliza.
(b) Link.
(c) Jericho.
(d) Major.

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

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

10. When the reader first hears Josephine's voice, she is preparing for the wedding of which character?
(a) Her second son.
(b) Her only daughter.
(c) Her only son.
(d) Her nephew.

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

12. Where does Ava find the photograph of Josephine after Gladys goes home?
(a) In the sink.
(b) On the kitchen counter.
(c) In the laundry hamper.
(d) On her bed.

13. The group called the Revisioners was made up of how many members?
(a) 36.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 18.

14. What is the name of Link's son, who went missing after being forced to work in a chain gang?
(a) Henry.
(b) Michael.
(c) Paul.
(d) Herman.

15. In what scientific field does Ava have a college degree?
(a) Biology.
(b) Environmental Science.
(c) Geology.
(d) Chemistry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Senait, in relation to Ava?

2. 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?

3. What is the name of Senait's son?

4. How many pages long is the first section of text marked "Josephine 1855" (46)?

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

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