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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the Revisioners accuses Winnie of fixing the results of the annual drawing?
(a) Domingo.
(b) Luther.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Fred.

2. When Ava wakes up in the middle of the night and finds a pigeon outside her window, what sound does she hear first?
(a) Chanting.
(b) Rattling.
(c) Moaning.
(d) Singing.

3. Which character does Gladys claim speaks to her from the time she is admitted to the hospital?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Grandma Martha.
(c) Josephine.
(d) King.

4. Jupiter tells Winnie that he will change whose mind for her if she allows him to join the Revisioners?
(a) Sally's.
(b) Missus's.
(c) Domingo's.
(d) Fred's.

5. Josephine is in what decade of life in 1924?
(a) Her 50s.
(b) Her 70s.
(c) Her 80s.
(d) Her 60s.

6. Ava has a vision of a what object hanging from an oak tree at Grandma Martha's house?
(a) A person.
(b) A bird.
(c) A ladder.
(d) A noose.

7. Josephine states that in contrast to Missus, her mother Winnie handles her feelings "like" what "on a low fire" (115)?
(a) Butter.
(b) Stew.
(c) Grits.
(d) Chili.

8. For how long has Grandma Martha been missing by the time Ava is notified by phone?
(a) Minutes.
(b) Days.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Hours.

9. To whom was Josephine referring in 1855 when she remarked to Missus that "a new man" (115) had arrived at Wildwood?
(a) Jericho.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Jackson.

10. For how many years has Josephine lived at Wildwood when 1855 arrives?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

11. Josephine thinks to herself in 1924, "Isaiah would be so proud of all that had come from those first" how many "acres" (176)?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

12. From whom does Ava receive a call telling her that her mother Gladys is in the hospital?
(a) Grandma Martha.
(b) Byron.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Gladys's neighbor.

13. Which member of the Revisioners chooses the rock with the star on it, prompting one group to begin preparing for their imminent escape attempt?
(a) Winnie.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Domingo.

14. How does Charlotte respond when Josephine tells her about Eliza's pregnancy?
(a) She exclaims with joy.
(b) She is quiet.
(c) She hugs Josephine.
(d) She runs out the front door.

15. Josephine offers to bring what objects for Vern's perusal before he rejects her offer?
(a) Topography measurements.
(b) Deeds.
(c) Blueprints.
(d) Maps.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way was Isaiah related to Josephine before his death?

2. Toward what location is Ava driving when she finds that she has missed a number of calls about Grandma Martha?

3. Josephine celebrates the fact that she can only detect a "slight" bit of what "ever-present" (210) emotion within Major's words to Vern?

4. From whom does Sally procure the dollar piece that she later gives to Josephine?

5. What action does Josephine take when she discovers that Charlotte is being abused by Vern?

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