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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 did JJ's father do after he unexpectedly won a big hand of poker?
2. What is Lana's husband's name?
3. What does Ava accuse Sylvia of doing years earlier in Chapter 32?
4. What does James Martin call Sylvia that was Sylvia's nickname a long time ago?
5. Where does Sylvia first bump into James Martin when he comes back to town?
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 happens between Devon and the unnamed old woman who he helps with cleaning her basement?
3. What memory about burning trash in a barrel as a child does JJ share with Ava at Simmy's in Chapter 20?
4. In Chapter 27, what does JJ remember about doing together with his father when he was a child?
5. What is Ava's impression of James Martin, a man from her mother's past?
6. What does Sylvia tell Lana about Devon in Chapter 29 that deeply disturbs Lana?
7. In Chapter 27, what does JJ remember about what happened in his childhood after his father won a big hand at poker?
8. What does Sylvia tell Ava about her opinion about Ava and JJ's relationship in Chapter 28?
9. Why does Sylvia go with Ava to the doctor every time she goes to get a pregnancy-related test?
10. What kinds of emotions does Sylvia experience the first time Ava brings her to JJ's house on Brushy Mountain Road?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the meaning of JJ's dream in Chapter 44. What do you think Watts is trying to say about JJ's feelings about Ava, Pinewood, and JJ's own future?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Ava choose to share her deepest pain and anxiety about her infertility with strangers in online forums? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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