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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. 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) It is cheaper to pick up food there.
(c) It is where they see their favorite wait staff.
(d) They used to have to do that during the time of segregation and it is a habit.

2. Where does Ava go when she leaves the Rowan in Chapter 16?
(a) Lana's house.
(b) Simmy's.
(c) Don's.
(d) Sylvia's.

3. What does Sylvia tell JJ about Pinewood at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) He should be able to get a job there.
(b) It should solve all his problems to be home.
(c) It is a paradise for some people but he should not count on it being that way for him.
(d) He should leave immediately.

4. What kind of an area is Brushy Mountain Road?
(a) It is an area where people live temporarily.
(b) It is a wealthy area.
(c) It is a poor area.
(d) It is an area that has too much pollution for people to live there.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ava's job?

2. Where does Sylvia meet JJ for the first time at the start of Chapter 10?

3. Who is Henry's brother?

4. What dose Ava do after she sees Henry's son at Walmart?

5. What is Jonnie's and Mae's relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Marcus and Sylvia first become connected?

2. Who is the first person Ava confides in when she finds out Henry has a son he has never told her about?

3. What name does JJ tell Sylvia he goes by now in Chapter 10?

4. What is the relationship between Mae and Jonnie Norwood, who co-run the restaurant called Sisters?

5. How does Sylvia feel about her son in-law, Henry?

6. What problem has Ava been struggling with for years that becomes apparent in Chapter 3?

7. How does Sylvia respond to JJ when he tells her he still has feelings for Ava?

8. How does Sylvia feel about JJ Ferguson?

9. What does JJ always call Sylvia?

10. Why does Sylvia resist the idea of going on a cruise with her sister Lana?

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