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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Carrie's son's name?

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

3. What does Sylvia tell JJ that Ava wants in Chapter 10?

4. What does Sylvia tell JJ about Pinewood at the end of Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 6, how does Henry refer to JJ when he tells Ava he has just seen JJ in town?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does JJ always call Sylvia?

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

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

5. What has happened to the town of Pinewood in recent years?

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

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

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

9. How does Sylvia feel about JJ Ferguson?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing why Sylvia decides to go to Charlotte's house on Marcus's behalf in Chapter 35 even after she lost her nerve the first time.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring why JJ Ferguson seems to feel such strong positive emotions towards a town - Pinewood - where he experienced such tragedy and misery.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the relationship between Sylvia and Lana and how it is different from every other relationship in the novel.

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