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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. When the reader first hears Josephine's voice, she is preparing for the wedding of which character?
(a) Her only son.
(b) Her only daughter.
(c) Her second son.
(d) Her nephew.

2. What is the last name of the man named Aristide who owns the farm next door to Josephine's farm?
(a) Taylor.
(b) Brown.
(c) Smith.
(d) Cummings.

3. Josephine reminds Jericho that the first time they had met Eliza, she had been wearing what kind of flower in her hair?
(a) A violet.
(b) A peony.
(c) A poppy.
(d) A daffodil.

4. How many pounds does the hog weigh that Josephine plans to serve at the wedding?
(a) 100.
(b) 700.
(c) 500.
(d) 300.

5. In what city does The Revisioners take place?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Macon.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Austin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the character named Byron?

2. The neighbors named Vern and Charlotte that Josephine gained a few months before the reader meets her are what type of people?

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

4. The group called the Revisioners was made up of how many members?

5. How old is King?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what event is Josephine preparing in 1924 when we first meet her?

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

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

5. What is the significance of Gladys's visit to the home of Grandma Martha?

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

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

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

9. What epigraph does Margaret Wilkerson Sexton use at the beginning of the novel and what is one theme contained within the epigraph?

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

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