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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 is the topic of the website Ava frequents in Chapter 11?
(a) Recipes.
(b) Fashion tips.
(c) Job searching.
(d) Infertility, advice on getting pregnant, and coping with pregnancy loss.

2. How old is Ava at the beginning of the book?
(a) 27.
(b) 45.
(c) 55.
(d) 38.

3. Where is Henry's brother when the book opens?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The Navy.
(c) Jail.
(d) Europe.

4. Who does Ava see at Walmart in Chapter 15 that sends her reeling?
(a) Lana.
(b) JJ.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Zeke.

5. Who is the man who calls to speak to Sylvia from jail?
(a) Don.
(b) Henry.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Devon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worry does Ava share on the web forum about her earlier life in Chapter 11?

2. When was the only time in her life when Sylvia says she liked her body?

3. What was Henry's Uncle Buddy's favorite place to eat in Pinewood?

4. Who runs the restaurant Don has started frequenting in Chapter 12?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Ava reveal the most personal details of her anguish over her infertility?

2. What happens in Chapter 12 when Sylvia calls Devon?

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

4. What is the significance of Brushy Mountain Road to residents of Pinewood, North Carolina?

5. What does Sylvia offer to do for Marcus that she is hoping he will not take her up on?

6. What was the original purpose of Development Drive, where Sylvia's house is?

7. What kind of memories does Sylvia have about her own childhood?

8. What does JJ always call Sylvia?

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

10. What happens between Henry and the fortune-teller in New Orleans in Chapter 5?

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