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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 JJ and Ava find at the place where Devon was killed?
(a) A grave marker.
(b) A pair of Devon's shoes.
(c) A drawing of Devon.
(d) A bunch of flowers.

2. Why did Devon decide to walk home instead of get in Joy's brother's car in Chapter 30?
(a) Devon thought the car looked unsafe.
(b) Devon knew Joy's brother was drunk.
(c) Joy's brother said he did not want that black boy in his car.
(d) Devon had had a fight with Joy's brother before and did not want to accept a ride from him.

3. What did JJ's father give him after winning a big hand in poker?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A $50 bill.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) A $20 bill.

4. What happens to the sign from Simmy's after it closes?
(a) It is sold.
(b) It is melted down and made into a new sign.
(c) One of the grandsons in the family takes it to decorate a barn.
(d) It is destroyed.

5. What does Ava say when Sylvia asks her to leave JJ's house with her in Chapter 26?
(a) Ava says she is never leaving JJ's house.
(b) Ava says she will go with Sylvia.
(c) Ava says JJ will take Ava home later and Sylvia should go on her own.
(d) Ava says Sylvia should get a taxi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marcus ask Sylvia to do for him in Chapter 33?

2. What does JJ ask the waitress at the front counter as soon as he and Ava get to Simmy's?

3. What happens to the Simmy's building after it closes?

4. What does Ava say to Sylvia in Chapter 32 about Devon that is extremely painful for Sylvia to hear?

5. What feeling about JJ's house could Sylvia not even admit to herself that she harbored?

Short Essay Questions

1. What errand does Sylvia take Lana with her to do in Chapter 22 that is related to Marcus?

2. In Chapter 27, what does JJ remember about what happened in his childhood after his father won a big hand at poker?

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

4. Why does Sylvia seem to decide she can not help Marcus any longer in Chapter 33?

5. What does Lana tell Sylvia about what is happening with Ava in Chapter 29?

6. What memory about burning trash in a barrel as a child does JJ share with Ava at Simmy's in Chapter 20?

7. What does Ava tell JJ in Chapter 20 about how she felt toward Henry's child when she first saw him?

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

9. What happens when Joy's car breaks down and she needs to call her brother to give her and Devon a ride home in chapter 30?

10. What is Ava's impression of James Martin, a man from her mother's past?

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