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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. The neighbors named Vern and Charlotte that Josephine gained a few months before the reader meets her are what type of people?
(a) White.
(b) Elderly.
(c) Religious.
(d) Poor.

2. During the wedding, Josephine has to look away when she gets choked up thinking about three qualities Major shares with his late father. What is NOT one of these qualities?
(a) Coal-black eyes.
(b) Piercing green eyes.
(c) Curly red hair.
(d) Burnt orange skin.

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

4. Since Ava's arrival at Grandma Martha's, she has suffered from nightmares about what subject?
(a) Being chased.
(b) Dying.
(c) Stabbing someone.
(d) Falling.

5. On what side of town does Ava's somewhat estranged mother live?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) West.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who will soon marry Josephine's family member?

2. Josephine says in 1924 that she has ensured that which character "attends school year-round" (77)?

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

4. Ava remembers Grandma Martha seeking her out at what time each year in order "to pay for tennis and math and science camps" (6)?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Senait?

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

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

4. What is the source of Josephine's anger toward her son Major on the day of Jericho's school function?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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