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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 175-230.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Josephine has "stopped expecting" (175) Eliza and Major by how many weeks after their argument?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

2. The slaves killed when the Travis plot was uncovered were planning to take what action the following week?
(a) Shoot the master.
(b) Run away.
(c) Shoot the missus.
(d) Burn down the plantation.

3. Which character comes to Josephine's door crying after she has had a long spell with no visitors?
(a) Jericho.
(b) Vern.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Major.

4. During the wedding, Josephine has to look away when she gets choked up thinking about three qualities Major shares with his late father. What is NOT one of these qualities?
(a) Coal-black eyes.
(b) Curly red hair.
(c) Piercing green eyes.
(d) Burnt orange skin.

5. What is NOT an errand that Ava runs on the day she visits her mother in the section that begins on page 49?
(a) Paying her storage fees.
(b) Getting her car washed.
(c) Retrieving a photograph from her former apartment.
(d) Alerting the power company.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many slaves had their heads "speared on posts dotting the Mississippi River" (122) in association with the Travis plot?

2. At whose instruction does Ava meet with Gladys's clients the day after Gladys is admitted to the hospital?

3. In what room does Ava find Grandma Martha crouched on the floor, rubbing her neck?

4. Josephine reminds Jericho that the first time they had met Eliza, she had been wearing what kind of flower in her hair?

5. While exhibiting signs of dementia, Grandma Martha uses the word "colored" (196) to refer to which character?

(see the answer key)

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