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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 word from Chapter 4 refers to a person not suited in behavior or attitude to his social environment?
(a) Investigator
(b) Martyr
(c) Misfit
(d) Captor

2. On what date was Emilienne born, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) March 1, 1944
(b) September 12, 1955
(c) March 1, 1904
(d) May 11, 1959

3. In what year do Ava and Henry turn fifteen in Chapter 12?
(a) 1979
(b) 1959
(c) 1961
(d) 1955

4. What is the occupation of Emilienne Roux’s father?
(a) He is a wheat farmer
(b) He is a baker
(c) He is a bank accountant
(d) He is a phrenologist

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Viviane apply for a position as a stewardess in Chapter 8?

2. To what Native American tribe does Wilhelmina belong?

3. What does Henry come screaming to his mother, causing her great alarm, in the beginning of Chapter 13?

4. What month is it as Viviane awaits childbirth in the beginning of Chapter 9?

5. What creatures does the narrator describe Fatima Ines de Dores keeping as pets in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the onset of World War II affect the Griffith home in Chapter 5?

2. Why does Viviane not pursue her ambitions as a stewardess in Chapter 8?

3. How is the character of John Griffith described in Chapter 5? How does John Griffith feel about Emilienne?

4. What causes Viviane to become concerned for Ava’s safety in the beginning of Chapter 13?

5. How is the character of Wilhelmina Dovewolf described in Chapter 3? How old is Wilhelmina when she arrives at Pinnacle Lane?

6. Where are Jack and Viviane in the beginning of Chapter 6? How old are they in the beginning of the chapter?

7. What uncommon phrases does Henry begin repeating in Chapter 13? Why?

8. When does Ava say Henry was “freed from our mother’s protective rule on the hill” in Chapter 11? Why?

9. How is the relationship between Fatima Ines de Dores and her brother described in Chapter 2?

10. How does the community of Pinnacle Lane respond to the death of Connor Lavender in Chapter 3?

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