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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. Who is Josephine, in relation to Ava?

2. In what city does The Revisioners take place?

3. Josephine tells Jericho that the night before Eliza's arrival, she dreamed of a woman wearing what color waving from a tunnel?

4. How long ago was Gladys diagnosed with cancer, according to Ava?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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. How did young Josephine come to be a member of the Revisioners?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read a lengthy interview with Sexton. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Sexton’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of The Revisioners.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What ultimate message is Sexton sending about the nature of aging?

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