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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. What action does Josephine take when she discovers that Charlotte is being abused by Vern?

2. Which other character is in the car with Ava when she finds a series of missed calls about Grandma Martha?

3. Which member of the Revisioners chooses the rock with the star on it, prompting one group to begin preparing for their imminent escape attempt?

4. Jupiter tells Winnie that he will change whose mind for her if she allows him to join the Revisioners?

5. What color hair does Missus have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence does Josephine provide for her conclusion that Jupiter was left unhurt by his violent physical punishment at Wildwood?

2. What phenomenon does Gladys report to Ava that she has been experiencing since she had to go to the hospital?

3. Which people begin to stop visiting Josephine all at once, causing her to "go days without seeing another face" (175) in 1924?

4. What is the "Travis plot" (122) discussed by Domingo prior to the family's escape attempt?

5. What observation does Link make about the possibility of black people being friends with white people in 1924 America?

6. How does Ava react to her mother Gladys's revelation about her visions of Josephine?

7. What action does Sally ask Josephine to take that Josephine then appears to have taken one month later?

8. Describe an instance when the theme of hope is presented as a liability.

9. In what way does the theme of collectivism arise within the scenes of the Revisioners drawing rocks?

10. What is the significance of Missus's correction of Josephine's observation that there is "a new man" (115) at Wildwood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Sexton's choice to tell the story of The Revisioners using the first person accounts of both Ava and Josephine. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Sexton’s intended effects on the reader?

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

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

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