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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator reveals that Josephine began her life as a what?
(a) A thief.
(b) A sharecropper.
(c) A slave.
(d) A serf.

3. 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) 9
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

5. On what side of town does Ava's somewhat estranged mother live?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.

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

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

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

9. 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) Burnt orange skin.
(c) Piercing green eyes.
(d) Curly red hair.

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

11. A vehement argument occurs between Major and what other character, prompting Charlotte to leave?
(a) Aristide.
(b) Link.
(c) Jericho.
(d) Eliza.

12. What piece of diamond jewelry does Grandma Martha give to Ava at the end of the text's first section?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) An anklet.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A pair of earrings.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Since Ava's arrival at Grandma Martha's, she has suffered from nightmares about what subject?

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

5. The neighbors named Vern and Charlotte that Josephine gained a few months before the reader meets her are what type of people?

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