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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 is Sylvia so upset with Ava in Chapter 28?
(a) Sylvia knows Ava needs money and is not telling her about it.
(b) Sylvia knows Ava has just lost another baby.
(c) Sylvia knows Ava is having an affair with JJ.
(d) Sylvia knows Ava has just had a huge fight with Don.

2. What drug do Sylvia and Lana take together in Chapter 29?
(a) Meth.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Marijuana.

3. What does Ava tell JJ in Chapter 19 that she has only told one other person, a stranger?
(a) She is getting a promotion.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She just lost her job.
(d) She is getting a divorce.

4. What is the state of Jonnie and Don's relationship at the end of Chapter 24?
(a) They both know their days together are numbered.
(b) They are both thinking things are going very well.
(c) They are thinking about getting divorced.
(d) They are thinking about getting married.

5. What day of the week was Lana's shop closed?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ava tell Sylvia about Henry in Chapter 32?

2. What kind of pet did Devon have as a child that escaped and died in the house?

3. What question does Sylvia confront Ava with at the start of Chapter 28?

4. What is one of the things Lana does on her day off?

5. Where does Sylvia first bump into James Martin when he comes back to town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sylvia decide not to go through with her errand for Marcus in Chapter 22 after all?

2. How does Charlotte react when Sylvia goes to visit her in Chapter 35?

3. What memory about working for a white family does Don share with Jonnie in Chapter 25?

4. What does Lana suggest that she and Sylvia do together in Chapter 29 to calm themselves a bit?

5. In Chapter 27, what does JJ remember about doing together with his father when he was a child?

6. What happens between Devon and the unnamed old woman who he helps with cleaning her basement?

7. What kinds of emotions does Sylvia experience the first time Ava brings her to JJ's house on Brushy Mountain Road?

8. What does Ava do when she visits the reservoir with JJ in Chapter 34 that is dangerous and unexpected?

9. What does Ava hope might happen when she and JJ go to the spot where Devon died?

10. Why is JJ hesitant to bring Ava to Simmy's to eat the first time he sees her in Pinewood after decades?

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