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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Grandma Martha, in relation to Ava?
(a) Ava's longtime mentor.
(b) Ava's maternal grandmother.
(c) Ava's paternal grandmother.
(d) Ava's great-aunt.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is NOT an element of the best middle school in the city, which King attends for the first time early in the novel?
(a) A student-run literary magazine.
(b) A salad bar.
(c) Free STEM classes.
(d) A jazz band.

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

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

13. Ava has never lived more than a how-many-minute drive from her mother Gladys's house?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 10.

14. In what room of Gladys's house does Ava wait for her mother to finish with her clients?
(a) The patio.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) Gladys's bedroom.
(d) The living room.

15. What food item does Charlotte bring to Josephine upon her first visit?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Biscuits.
(c) Jam.
(d) Pineapple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charlotte asks Josephine whether she is a conjurer in order to get help with what medical problem?

2. Who invites Josephine to Jericho's school function in 1924?

3. For how many years did Gladys have a thriving law practice before she changed careers?

4. The epigraph of the novel The Revisioners consists of a line by which famous poet?

5. How many pounds does the hog weigh that Josephine plans to serve at the wedding?

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