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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. Josephine says in 1924 that she has ensured that which character "attends school year-round" (77)?
2. How old is Ava's mother Gladys?
3. Who is Grandma Martha, in relation to Ava?
4. What is the name of Josephine's husband?
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 aspect of Gladys's health worries Ava, though she tries not to think about it?
2. Discuss two instances when Ava engages in denial regarding Grandma Martha's behaviors.
3. What epigraph does Margaret Wilkerson Sexton use at the beginning of the novel and what is one theme contained within the epigraph?
4. What issue does Ava name as the one that led to the breakup of her marriage to Byron?
5. What type of help does Charlotte request from Josephine and what is Josephine's response?
6. What important item do Ava and King forget when they move to a new place at the start of the novel?
7. What circumstances led to Josephine's mother remaining emotionally distant from Josephine?
8. What is the significance of Gladys's visit to the home of Grandma Martha?
9. How did young Josephine come to be a member of the Revisioners?
10. What main difference in narration exists between the 1924 and 1855 eras of Josephine's life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how and why Sexton instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Revisioners.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
What messages does Sexton send through her use of the dream motif within The Revisioners and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?
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