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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. How old is Grandma Martha when the narrative begins?

2. What is the last name of the man named Aristide who owns the farm next door to Josephine's farm?

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

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

5. Since Ava's arrival at Grandma Martha's, she has suffered from nightmares about what subject?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Sensory details are used frequently by Sexton in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of The Revisioners. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Sexton’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

Essay Topic 3

Trace the characterization arc of Josephine’s character throughout the novel The Revisioners. Discuss whether Josephine is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.

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