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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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 poppy.
(c) A violet.
(d) A peony.

7. The sound of breaking glass Ava hears is affiliated with the vandalism and interior theft of what make of SUV?
(a) Kia.
(b) Chevrolet.
(c) Lexus.
(d) Mercedes.

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

9. What is the name of Eliza's "hotheaded" (26) brother?
(a) Stanley.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Louis.
(d) Edward.

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

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

12. What is the name of the woman who tried to find Josephine's mother after the Civil War, but to no avail?
(a) Link.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Mabel.

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

14. In what room does Ava find Grandma Martha crouched on the floor, rubbing her neck?
(a) The laundry room.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The library.
(d) The kitchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago was Gladys diagnosed with cancer, according to Ava?

2. In what style does Gladys wear her waist-length hair?

3. How old is King?

4. How old is Grandma Martha when the narrative begins?

5. What is the name of the sharecropper for whom Josephine and her husband work after the Civil War?

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