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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 King?

2. When King is homesick, Ava suggests that they go back to the old neighborhood when?

3. Who is Josephine, in relation to Ava?

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

5. How old is Ava's mother Gladys?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What epigraph does Margaret Wilkerson Sexton use at the beginning of the novel and what is one theme contained within the epigraph?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Senait?

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

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

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

Discuss Sexton’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Revisioners.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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