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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. How many pounds does the hog weigh that Josephine plans to serve at the wedding?
2. What is the name of Josephine's husband?
3. The narrator reveals that Josephine began her life as a what?
4. How long ago was Gladys diagnosed with cancer, according to Ava?
5. What is NOT an element of the best middle school in the city, which King attends for the first time early in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What aspect of Gladys's health worries Ava, though she tries not to think about it?
2. Name two drawbacks of Ava's decision to move with her son King into Grandma Martha's house.
3. What major career change did Ava's mother Gladys make once she had practiced law for 20 years and why?
4. What important item do Ava and King forget when they move to a new place at the start of the novel?
5. Name two benefits of Ava's decision to move with her son King into Grandma Martha's house.
6. What main difference in narration exists between the 1924 and 1855 eras of Josephine's life?
7. What issue does Ava name as the one that led to the breakup of her marriage to Byron?
8. What clues about Josephine are contained within the photograph belonging to Ava?
9. What is the significance of Gladys's visit to the home of Grandma Martha?
10. How did young Josephine come to be a member of the Revisioners?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of Josephine’s character throughout the novel The Revisioners. Discuss whether Josephine is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Sexton’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Revisioners.
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about The Revisioners while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
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