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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. Which crops of Josephine's are mysteriously destroyed soon after Vern's visit to Major and Eliza's house?

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

3. What item(s) does Missus announce someone has stolen from Wildwood?

4. From whom does Sally procure the dollar piece that she later gives to Josephine?

5. Josephine states that in contrast to Missus, her mother Winnie handles her feelings "like" what "on a low fire" (115)?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Grandma Martha goes missing for an alarming period of time, where is she ultimately located and by whom?

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

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

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

5. How does Josephine deal with the loneliness she experiences during one particular period of 1924?

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

7. For what reason does Domingo encourage his wife Winnie to be less brave?

8. For what act does Ava feel gratitude toward Grandma Martha in relation to the period just after King's birth?

9. How does Ava feel after she leads a meeting of her doula mother Gladys's pregnant clients during Gladys's recuperation?

10. For what reason does Vern come to Major's door to complain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Sexton’s novel The Revisioners. What message is Sexton sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Choose an object from The Revisioners, such as the brass lamp, the tree under which Josephine prays, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about The Revisioners while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

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