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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August, Chapters 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Joyce work?
(a) gang members
(b) everyone
(c) she works alone
(d) black girls

2. What is Ava thinking about as she runs through the woods?
(a) how she can't have sex
(b) how she can marry Eddie
(c) how she can say no to Eddie
(d) how she has never wanted to marry

3. How does Joyce seem to be feeling at the beginning of the book?
(a) sad
(b) more positive
(c) happy
(d) angry

4. How does Ava feel about life in general following church on Sunday?
(a) bored
(b) peaceful
(c) frightened
(d) angry

5. How does Ava feel about her experience with Eddie the night before?
(a) frightened
(b) happy and upbeat
(c) okay
(d) confused

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ava do for Aretha?

3. Why does Ava say everyone needs something to lean on?

4. What does Ava envy about Joyce and Mitch?

5. What kind of encounter does Ava have with two young men after she got her medicine?

(see the answer key)

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