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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Grote do all the time when Vivian arrives at the Grotes' home?
(a) She cooks all the time.
(b) She drinks all the time.
(c) She sews all the time.
(d) She sleeps all the time.

2. What is the age range of the students at Vivian's school when she lives with the Grotes?
(a) 6-18.
(b) 6-13.
(c) 5-17.
(d) 6-16.

3. Who is the man that drives the kids to school from the country road that Vivian walks to from the Grotes' home?
(a) Mr. Reed.
(b) Mr. Post.
(c) Mr. Byrne.
(d) Mr. Uhrig.

4. What prominent English general is cited in Section 3 for having said, "We took away [the Indians'] country and their means of support. It was for this and against this that they made war. Could anyone expect less?"
(a) Robert E. Lee.
(b) Philip Sheridan.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) Grover Cleveland.

5. Who throws Vivian out of the Grotes' home?
(a) Mr. Grote.
(b) Mrs. Grote.
(c) Miss Larsen.
(d) Mr. Sorenson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the boarding house where Miss Larsen lives in 1930?

2. Where does Mr. Byrne say Fanny went to live with her sister when he sees Vivian in the Nielsens' store?

3. How far does Vivian walk from the Grotes' home to the schoolhouse after she's been kicked out?

4. What does Mrs. Nielsen say that her ancestry is while she and Vivian decorate for Christmas in Section 4?

5. What is the first question that Molly asks Vivian for her American History assignment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What assignment is Molly given in her American History class in Section 3? How does Molly intend to approach the assignment?

2. Why do the Nielsens ask Vivian to change her name in Section 4? How does Vivian respond?

3. What are your thoughts on the portrayal of sexual molestation in the novel?

4. Who adopts Vivian after she leaves the Byrnes' home in Section 3? What are the motivations of this couple?

5. What causes Molly to leave her foster home in Section 4? Where does Molly intend to go after leaving?

6. What are the psychological impacts on Vivian from her experiences at the Grotes' home?

7. What causes the Byrnes' financial problems in Section 3? How does this impact Vivian?

8. What is significant about Molly's defense of the Native Americans in her American History class in Section 4?

9. What are Vivian's first impressions of the Grotes' home in Section 3? What are the Grotes like?

10. What does Vivian think of the school that she begins attending while staying with the Grotes in Section 3?

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