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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The first time Jupiter enters Winnie's cabin, he is accompanied by what type of bird that he always keeps by his side?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A canary.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A falcon.

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. Which crops of Josephine's are mysteriously destroyed soon after Vern's visit to Major and Eliza's house?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Greens.
(c) Onions.
(d) Carrots.

5. What kind of person does young Josephine begin to see after she comes back to life in her childhood?
(a) A woman.
(b) A boy.
(c) A man.
(d) A girl.

6. At what time of day does Ava visit her mother in the hospital after she is admitted for coughing up blood?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Late evening.
(d) The middle of the night.

7. With what activity does Charlotte say she has been busy when she says that she will try to visit Josephine the following day?
(a) Carpentry.
(b) Her group.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Reading.

8. When the search party finds Grandma Martha, she tells Ava that she had been looking for what objects?
(a) Scissors.
(b) Guns.
(c) Cabins.
(d) Chains.

9. What action does Josephine take when she discovers that Charlotte is being abused by Vern?
(a) She makes the sign of the cross.
(b) She calls the police.
(c) She shouts.
(d) She puts Charlotte to bed.

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

11. Which character does Ava credit with snapping her out of her depression after the breakup of her marriage to Byron?
(a) Gladys.
(b) Byron.
(c) Grandma Martha.
(d) Senait.

12. Which farm animal of Josephine's is mysteriously killed soon after Vern's visit to Major and Eliza's house?
(a) A hog.
(b) A cow.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A rabbit.

13. Josephine tells Louis that she does not need to have attended school to know that if "you talk to a white man like you got some sense, and he'll" take what action against "your head" (211)?
(a) Bury it.
(b) Blow it wide open.
(c) Cut it off.
(d) Smash it.

14. From whom does Sally procure the dollar piece that she later gives to Josephine?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who owns the Wildwood plantation?

2. Who stays with Eliza throughout each day and night once she becomes pregnant?

3. How many months pregnant is Eliza when there is a dispute over a tree?

4. Which character does Jericho mention during the game of whist that causes Josephine to pace the floor all night?

5. Josephine remarks to herself during the exchange between Major and Vern at Major and Eliza's door that she feels what way about Major's display of respect to Vern?

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