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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. Whom has Jack become engaged to in Chapter 8?

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

3. How many months has it been since Viviane has heard from Jack in the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What is the baby mobile made of that hangs over the crib in Chapter 9?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Marigold Pie’s sister to send her son to live with Widow Pie in Chapter 12?

2. What does Wilhelmina do the first two times she comes to Emilienne’s bakery in Chapter 3?

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

4. Where is Jack intending to attend school in Chapter 6? How does Jack feel about his prospects?

5. How does the narrator describe the death of Gabe’s mother in Chapter 7? How old is Gabe at this time?

6. When does Chapter 9 begin? How is Viviane’s condition described in the beginning of the chapter?

7. On what holiday does Chapter 7 begin? How does the narrator describe the relationship between Jack and Viviane at this point?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of Seattle, Washington, in the early 1920s, and the location of Pinnacle Lane. How big is this neighborhood when Fatima Ines de Dores lives there? What do the houses look like? How does Fatima’s brother help to develop the neighborhood?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Fatima Ines de Dores in the novel. How old is Fatima when she goes to live with her brother? Where does she arrive from? How does the author describe Fatima’s characteristics and behavior?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Marigold Pie in the novel. When Marigold Pie is introduced, how much does she weigh? How does Marigold Pie’s behavior and appearance change once she begins eating sweets compulsively? How does Marigold’s sister respond to the changes in Marigold?

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