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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. Where does JJ agree to pick Ava up when they talk on the phone in Chapter 19?
2. What do JJ and Ava do when they go to his house for the first time?
3. Who is in the house with Charlotte when Sylvia visits her?
4. What is Ava's first impression of JJ's house?
5. What does Sylvia pick up Lana in her car to do with her in Chapter 22?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Devon spend a large amount of time doing as a young man that many people would view as dangerous?
2. What errand does Sylvia take Lana with her to do in Chapter 22 that is related to Marcus?
3. In Chapter 27, what does JJ remember about doing together with his father when he was a child?
4. Why does Sylvia go with Ava to the doctor every time she goes to get a pregnancy-related test?
5. What kinds of emotions does Sylvia experience the first time Ava brings her to JJ's house on Brushy Mountain Road?
6. Why does Sylvia decide not to go through with her errand for Marcus in Chapter 22 after all?
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 burning trash in a barrel as a child does JJ share with Ava at Simmy's in Chapter 20?
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 does Sylvia tell Ava about her opinion about Ava and JJ's relationship in Chapter 28?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring why Ava goes to the reservoir with JJ in Chapter 34 and what realization she comes to after immersing herself in the water.
Essay Topic 2
When did you first realize what had really happened to Devon? Write an essay exploring why Watts might have chosen to reveal Devon's fate so late in the novel. Cite specific references to the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Many black characters in the book harbor pain and terrible memories of the era of segregation. Write an essay analyzing some of the symbols, settings, or customs that most remind them of this era.
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