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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years did Gladys have a thriving law practice before she changed careers?

2. Ava has noticed that King likes to produce what type of writing?

3. How many clients are at Gladys's home when Ava arrives for her visit?

4. When Gladys comes to visit Ava and King for the first time at Grandma Martha's, what object does Ava put in the living room?

5. The sound of breaking glass Ava hears is affiliated with the vandalism and interior theft of what make of SUV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Senait?

7. What major career change did Ava's mother Gladys make once she had practiced law for 20 years and why?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Sexton’s novel The Revisioners. What message is Sexton sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

What is the function of Charlotte's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Sexton in depicting Charlotte and include in your discussion the reasons that Sexton portrays her in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about The Revisioners while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

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