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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 10 - 18).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry do in New Orleans?
(a) Gets into a car accident.
(b) Visits a fortune teller.
(c) Plays trumpet in a jazz band.
(d) Gets arrested.

2. Why is Carrie's family upset with her?
(a) Because she is so poor.
(b) Because they do not approve of her being a waitress.
(c) Because she is white and her young son is mixed-race.
(d) Because she dropped out of school.

3. What dose Ava do after she sees Henry's son at Walmart?
(a) She gets drunk.
(b) She goes swimming in the reservoir.
(c) She cuts off all her hair.
(d) She checks into a seedy hotel.

4. Why do some black people still go to the sliding window for their food at Simmy's?
(a) It is cheaper to pick up food there.
(b) It is where they see their favorite wait staff.
(c) They used to have to do that during the time of segregation and it is a habit.
(d) It is faster than going inside.

5. What does Ava look like?
(a) She is unusually short.
(b) She is tall and muscular.
(c) She is small and delicate with attractive features.
(d) She is quite overweight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in Ava's dream that she has in Chapter 8?

2. What is one method Ava has tried to use to help her get pregnant in the past?

3. What job does Henry only last a few hours at?

4. What does Carrie tell Henry in Chapter 17 that upsets him?

5. What is Ava's job?

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