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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes Viviane in Chapter 4 as instigating a neighborhood rivalry with the kids from what area?
(a) Brooklyn
(b) Oak Park
(c) The Bronx
(d) Phinney Ridge

2. When Wilhelmina first meets Emilienne in Chapter 3, she tells her, “Rumor has it you’re the neighborhood” what?
(a) Baker
(b) Midwife
(c) Angel
(d) Witch

3. What is the name of Marigold Pie’s sister that comes to visit her once she’s become obese in Chapter 12?
(a) Laura Lovelorn
(b) Beatrix Griffith
(c) Iris Sorrows
(d) Constance Quakenbush

4. What does Gabe work on building constantly in his work shed during Ava’s childhood in Chapter 10?
(a) A bassinet
(b) A houseboat
(c) A motorized airplane
(d) Life-size wings

5. To what Native American tribe does Wilhelmina belong?
(a) The Cherokee tribe
(b) The Winnemem tribe
(c) The Suquamish tribe
(d) The Yurok tribe

6. In the opening of Chapter 12, the narrator says, “Those born under Pacific Northwest skies are like” what?
(a) Daffodils
(b) Poppies
(c) Roses
(d) Whale

7. What university is Jack Griffith planning to attend in Chapter 6?
(a) Rutgers University
(b) Harvard College
(c) Whitman College
(d) Brown University

8. What abnormality does Ava describe herself as having been born with in the narrative?
(a) Wings
(b) Odd-colored eyes
(c) Talons
(d) White hair

9. In the beginning of Chapter 11, Ava says, "Henry was freed from our mother's protective rule on the hill just a few months after we turned” how old?
(a) 17
(b) 16
(c) 15
(d) 13

10. What does Henry create after taking a ride with Gabe in the truck in Chapter 11?
(a) A model airplane
(b) A painting of the ocean
(c) A map of the neighborhood
(d) A drawing of a bird

11. Throughout the novel, Ava Lavender expresses her concerns and obsessions with what concept and its role in her life?
(a) Piety
(b) Revenge
(c) Terrorism
(d) Fate

12. What does Henry’s first word, “Trouver” mean in French?
(a) To love
(b) To fear
(c) To find
(d) To kill

13. What does Ava say “etoile de mer” translates to from French in Chapter 11?
(a) Canary
(b) Pigeon
(c) Starfish
(d) Whale

14. When does Gabe enlist in the military in Chapter 7?
(a) September, 1942
(b) December, 1941
(c) March, 1940
(d) June, 1941

15. What creatures does the narrator describe Fatima Ines de Dores keeping as pets in Chapter 2?
(a) Doves
(b) Cats
(c) Goats
(d) Geese

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man that Emilienne marries and moves to Seattle with in Chapter 2?

2. In what year does the Cooper family move next-door to the Lavenders in Chapter 10?

3. What color hair is Emilienne described as having in the novel?

4. What term from the novel refers to the railed rooftop platform frequently found on 19th century North American coastal houses?

5. How old is Viviane when she finds the white dress that resembles a child-size wedding gown in a closet in the house in Chapter 4?

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