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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 did Sylvia's mother Mabe try in hopes of enticing her husband to love her more?
(a) Plastic surgery.
(b) A potion that was supposed to spark her husband's affections.
(c) A voodoo doll.
(d) Special herbs.

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

4. What bothers Don about Sasha?
(a) She has learning challenges.
(b) She is disfigured.
(c) She is a spoiled child.
(d) Her father is white.

5. What is one thing Jonnie teaches Don to do that he really likes?
(a) To cook.
(b) To dance.
(c) To sing.
(d) To paint.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of an area is Brushy Mountain Road?

2. Why is Carrie's family upset with her?

3. Who does JJ remind Sylvia of?

4. What is the name of the website Ava frequents in Chapter 11?

5. Who does Ava see at Walmart in Chapter 15 that sends her reeling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Marcus and Sylvia first become connected?

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

3. What area of her property does Sylvia devote special care and attention to?

4. How does Sylvia feel about JJ Ferguson?

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

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

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

8. What kinds of things does Sylvia encourage Marcus to do?

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

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

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