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

2. In what scientific field does Ava have a college degree?
(a) Biology.
(b) Geology.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Environmental Science.

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

4. Josephine recalls ensuring that her son Major finished which grade in school?
(a) 8th.
(b) 4th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 10th.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrative opens, what major change are Ava and King in the midst of making?

2. What food item does Charlotte bring to Josephine upon her first visit?

3. Ava reveals that she is how many years old?

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

5. Who is Josephine, in relation to Ava?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What issue does Ava name as the one that led to the breakup of her marriage to Byron?

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

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

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

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

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