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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of work does JJ do?
(a) He is a machinist.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a software engineer.
(d) He is a politician.

2. What does Sylvia tell JJ that Ava wants in Chapter 10?
(a) She tells him Ava wants a new house.
(b) She tells him Ava wants a new job.
(c) She tells him Ava wants more money.
(d) She tells him Ava wants a baby.

3. Why does JJ tell Sylvia he has not seen his sister recently?
(a) She resents his success.
(b) He reminds her of too many bad memories.
(c) He never went to her wedding and she is upset.
(d) She is in jail.

4. When was the only time in her life when Sylvia says she liked her body?
(a) Now, when she is a much older woman.
(b) When she was the thinnest she ever was, at about age 25.
(c) When she was a small child.
(d) When she was pregnant and was supposed to look heavier.

5. What happens when Sylvia calls Devon in Chapter 12?
(a) He does not answer.
(b) She can barely hear Devon on the line.
(c) He yells at her.
(d) He asks her why it took her so long to call.

6. In Chapter 6, how does Henry refer to JJ when he tells Ava he has just seen JJ in town?
(a) Henry refers to JJ as Ava's brother.
(b) Henry refers to JJ as the prodigal son.
(c) Henry refers to JJ as Ava's boyfriend.
(d) Henry refers to JJ as a traitor.

7. What does Lana give Ava to drink at her house?
(a) Cointreau.
(b) Wine.
(c) Iced tea.
(d) Whisky.

8. Who is the first person Ava tells her news to in Chapter 15?
(a) The grocery store clerk.
(b) Her lawyer.
(c) The woman at the Goodwill center.
(d) Her mother.

9. What does Henry do with the woman who reads his palm in New Orleans?
(a) Takes her back to South Carolina with him.
(b) Has sex with her.
(c) Makes her dinner.
(d) Buys her a house.

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

11. Where do Henry and Sean go in Chapter 5 after Henry graduated from school?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Florida.
(d) California.

12. In Chapter 3, where does Ava tell Sylvia that Lana would like Sylvia to go with Lana?
(a) To Florida.
(b) To Cuba.
(c) To Europe.
(d) On a cruise.

13. Who is Jonnie's daughter?
(a) Lana.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Sasha.
(d) Ava.

14. What job does Henry only last a few hours at?
(a) At the bank.
(b) At the nursing home.
(c) At the chicken processing plant.
(d) At the farm.

15. Who is Sylvia's sister?
(a) Lana.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Jonnie.
(d) Roberta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Don meet at Sisters whom he starts a romantic relationship with?

2. What does Lana tell Ava about discovering Henry's betrayal in Chapter 16?

3. What does Sylvia tell JJ when he asks her about Don in Chapter 10?

4. What name does JJ tell Sylvia everyone calls him now in Chapter 10?

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

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