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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 49-114.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator reveals that Josephine began her life as a what?
(a) A serf.
(b) A sharecropper.
(c) A slave.
(d) A thief.

2. What topic does Gladys discuss that makes Ava feel anxious?
(a) Religion.
(b) Politics.
(c) Sex.
(d) Mortality.

3. The group called the Revisioners was made up of how many members?
(a) 9.
(b) 18.
(c) 36.
(d) 5.

4. How old is Grandma Martha when the narrative begins?
(a) 82.
(b) 72.
(c) 68.
(d) 78.

5. What is the name of Eliza's "hotheaded" (26) brother?
(a) Stanley.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Louis.
(d) Edward.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years did Gladys have a thriving law practice before she changed careers?

2. What is the name of the woman who tried to find Josephine's mother after the Civil War, but to no avail?

3. The neighbors named Vern and Charlotte that Josephine gained a few months before the reader meets her are what type of people?

4. Which book of the Bible can Jericho "read by himself," (77) impressing his father Major?

5. How many months did it take Ava's savings to run out once she threw her husband Byron out of the house for cheating on her?

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