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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joyce encourage Ava to do about Eddie and him going to jail?
(a) ask his brother
(b) drop it
(c) talk to him
(d) ask the police

2. What does the baby's name mean in Swahili?
(a) hope
(b) joy
(c) grace
(d) faith

3. Who else was in Ava's dream?
(a) Gerry Anderson
(b) Joyce
(c) Eddie
(d) Mitch

4. What was the difference in the conversation at Joyce's house as opposed to the church?
(a) it was about the same
(b) the girls were more reserved and shy
(c) there was more freedom
(d) it was more stifled

5. From whom did Joyce receive a letter in July?
(a) an ex-boyfriend
(b) a wealthy uncle
(c) a friend from college
(d) Reverend Anderson

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ava see the difference in the condition of homes in the area near the lake from the last time she was there?

2. How does Ava feel about the new preacher at Joyce's church?

3. What does the minister's wife prohibit Joyce from doing?

4. What do Ava and Eddie talk about when they go inside?

5. What does Joyce do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Mattie come to Joyce's house and what happens?

2. What does Ava see when a car pulls into the driveway while Joyce is out of town?

3. How do Eddie and Ava feel about seeing each other again and what do they plan?

4. Where does Ava live at the beginning of the book and what kind of benefits does that place offer?

5. What does Eddie ask Ava and how does she respond?

6. Describe Ava Johnson and her devastating problem.

7. How are the two sisters reacting to Imani's presence in the house?

8. What kind of romance issue has come up for Ava in July?

9. What does Ava want to tell Eddie and why?

10. What does Joyce do for work, with whom does she work, where do they meet, what are they called, and why?

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