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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. How many pages long is the first section of text marked "Josephine 1855" (46)?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

2. Ava reveals that she is how many years old?
(a) 38.
(b) 28.
(c) 26.
(d) 32.

3. What piece of diamond jewelry does Grandma Martha give to Ava at the end of the text's first section?
(a) A pair of earrings.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A necklace.
(d) An anklet.

4. 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?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 9

5. Who is Senait, in relation to Ava?
(a) Friend.
(b) Sister.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who tried to find Josephine's mother after the Civil War, but to no avail?

2. What is the name of Link's son, who went missing after being forced to work in a chain gang?

3. What does Eliza's mother Cyrile do for work?

4. Ava has never lived more than a how-many-minute drive from her mother Gladys's house?

5. When Josephine first takes on the role of first-person narrator, in what year is the narrative set?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss two instances when Ava engages in denial regarding Grandma Martha's behaviors.

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

4. What action of Josephine's causes Aristide to surrender to her way of thinking?

5. What important item do Ava and King forget when they move to a new place at the start of the novel?

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

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

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

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

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

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