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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The group called the Revisioners was made up of how many members?
(a) 36.
(b) 18.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

3. When Gladys comes to visit Ava and King for the first time at Grandma Martha's, what object does Ava put in the living room?
(a) A dish of wheat germ.
(b) An ashtray.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A dish of candy.

4. Who is Jericho?
(a) Josephine's grandson.
(b) Josephine's nephew.
(c) Josephine's great-nephew.
(d) Josephine's son.

5. In what style does Gladys wear her waist-length hair?
(a) Cornrows.
(b) Bun.
(c) Dreadlocks.
(d) Beehive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an element of the best middle school in the city, which King attends for the first time early in the novel?

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

3. Who is Grandma Martha, in relation to Ava?

4. The narrator reveals that Josephine began her life as a what?

5. What color are Charlotte's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect of Gladys's health worries Ava, though she tries not to think about it?

2. How does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within Ava's worries about her mother Gladys's health?

3. Name two benefits of Ava's decision to move with her son King into Grandma Martha's house.

4. What circumstances led to Josephine's mother remaining emotionally distant from Josephine?

5. What type of help does Charlotte request from Josephine and what is Josephine's response?

6. Which two emotions does Ava note within Josephine's expression in the photograph?

7. What major career change did Ava's mother Gladys make once she had practiced law for 20 years and why?

8. Which aspects of Ava's life cause her humiliation?

9. Name two drawbacks of Ava's decision to move with her son King into Grandma Martha's house.

10. How did young Josephine come to be a member of the Revisioners?

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