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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 many times per year does Ava generally visit her mother Gladys?

2. In what way is King related to Ava?

3. How far down the road from Josephine's farm does Link live?

4. Who is Grandma Martha, in relation to Ava?

5. The narrator reveals that Josephine began her life as a what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Josephine says she had been sure that her eldest daughter would remain by her side throughout their lives. What happens to prevent this outcome?

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Senait?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explicate the theme of faith within The Revisioners. What is Sexton’s message regarding faith and how do you know?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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