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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. For how long has Grandma Martha been missing by the time Ava is notified by phone?
2. Josephine tells Louis that she does not need to have attended school to know that if "you talk to a white man like you got some sense, and he'll" take what action against "your head" (211)?
3. Which character does Jericho mention during the game of whist that causes Josephine to pace the floor all night?
4. Which one of the following members of the Revisioners will NOT be joining the chosen group when they make their escape?
5. Josephine remarks to herself during the exchange between Major and Vern at Major and Eliza's door that she feels what way about Major's display of respect to Vern?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the theme of collectivism arise within the scenes of the Revisioners drawing rocks?
2. How does Josephine deal with the loneliness she experiences during one particular period of 1924?
3. What is the significance of Missus's correction of Josephine's observation that there is "a new man" (115) at Wildwood?
4. Which people begin to stop visiting Josephine all at once, causing her to "go days without seeing another face" (175) in 1924?
5. What is the "Travis plot" (122) discussed by Domingo prior to the family's escape attempt?
6. What phenomenon does Gladys report to Ava that she has been experiencing since she had to go to the hospital?
7. What observation does Link make about the possibility of black people being friends with white people in 1924 America?
8. What change does Josephine notice in Charlotte after she reports becoming treasurer of a club she has just joined?
9. What evidence does Josephine provide for her conclusion that Jupiter was left unhurt by his violent physical punishment at Wildwood?
10. Describe an instance when the theme of hope is presented as a liability.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of race and cultural identity function within The Revisioners and what is Sexton’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why Sexton instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Revisioners.
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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