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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) Dying.
(b) Falling.
(c) Stabbing someone.
(d) Being chased.

2. Ava reveals that she is how many years old?
(a) 38.
(b) 32.
(c) 26.
(d) 28.

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?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

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

5. Ava has noticed that King likes to produce what type of writing?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Short stories.
(c) Novels.
(d) Song lyrics.

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

7. When King is homesick, Ava suggests that they go back to the old neighborhood when?
(a) At Christmas.
(b) The following weekend.
(c) The following month.
(d) For his birthday.

8. What topic does Gladys discuss that makes Ava feel anxious?
(a) Mortality.
(b) Sex.
(c) Politics.
(d) Religion.

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

10. Josephine proclaims it impossible to take what action when it comes to her friend Link?
(a) To lie.
(b) To laugh.
(c) To cry.
(d) To cheat.

11. How many times per year does Ava generally visit her mother Gladys?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

12. What position does Gladys now inhabit for work?
(a) Doula.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Life coach.

13. 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?
(a) A dish of candy.
(b) A dish of wheat germ.
(c) An ashtray.
(d) A photograph.

14. How many months did it take Ava's savings to run out once she threw her husband Byron out of the house for cheating on her?
(a) 2.
(b) 9
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jericho?

2. Who taught Ava "how to visualize a white light encasing" her and "protecting [her] from harm" (51)?

3. Who is Josephine, in relation to Ava?

4. What is the name of the woman who will soon marry Josephine's family member?

5. In what location of Glady's house do Ava and Gladys talk before the visit comes to an end?

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