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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. Who invites Josephine to Jericho's school function in 1924?
(a) Eliza.
(b) Major.
(c) Aristide.
(d) Charlotte.

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

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

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

5. How long ago was Gladys diagnosed with cancer, according to Ava?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Senait's son?

2. 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?

3. What is the last name of the man named Aristide who owns the farm next door to Josephine's farm?

4. Who taught Ava "how to visualize a white light encasing" her and "protecting [her] from harm" (51)?

5. Ava thinks to herself that whenever she is "about to see [her] mother," her what "wobbles" (50)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What clues about Josephine are contained within the photograph belonging to Ava?

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

5. Who is Senait?

6. What main difference in narration exists between the 1924 and 1855 eras of Josephine's life?

7. How did Jericho come to stay with Josephine for an extended period of time?

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

9. Josephine says she had been sure that her eldest daughter would remain by her side throughout their lives. What happens to prevent this outcome?

10. In what way does Josephine demonstrate the power to empathize with those different from herself?

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