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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August, Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Ava from originally?
(a) Orlando, Florida
(b) Idlewild, Michigan
(c) Dallas, Texas
(d) Tulsa, Oklahoma

2. What happened to Joyce on the eve of her wedding?
(a) her mother committed suicide
(b) her father disappeared
(c) her sister left the state
(d) her groom died

3. What kind of encounter does Ava have with two young men after she got her medicine?
(a) they mug her
(b) they make derogatory comments about her
(c) they spit on her
(d) they grabbed her and started pulling her in the car

4. What did the letter Joyce received from the state say?
(a) the state halted funding for the Sewing Circus
(b) the state was awarding her a larger grant
(c) she owed back taxes to the state
(d) the state was taking the house

5. What does Ava figure out about the love life she had that gave her HIV?
(a) it was all bland
(b) it was fulfilling
(c) it was wonderful
(d) she'd like to be able to go back to that life style

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Aretha one of Joyce's favorite girls from the Sewing Circus?

2. What does Ava think about the new preacher's competency in the pulpit?

3. What worries Joyce about the break-ins?

4. Why is Joyce fearful about Imani?

5. How does Joyce feel about the girls' progress in the last six months?

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