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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. Whose apparition appears and leads Ava out of her house when she’s ill with fever in Chapter 17?

2. Whose address does Emilienne give to the police when she calls in Chapter 23?

3. Whom does Nathaniel say “seems frantic to find you,” when he encounters Ava in Chapter 20?

4. Who is said to have changed the most following Ava’s attack in Chapter 25?

5. When Jack solicits Viviane for them to try again, she cannot keep whose image from creeping into her mind in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ava feel when she sees Rowe returning home in Chapter 26? What does Fatima’s ghost say to Ava before departing?

2. What is related in the journal entry that concludes Chapter 17? When is this entry dated?

3. What is the first “clue” that Emilienne deciphers when she arrives at the home of Marigold Pie in Chapter 24?

4. What does Ava discover when she attempts to flee the home of Marigold Pie in Chapter 23?

5. What takes place when Viviane encounters Nathaniel Sorrows in the road in Chapter 24?

6. What do Gabe and Viviane argue about in Chapter 16? How does Ava respond to the argument?

7. Who calls Viviane regarding Henry’s disappearance in Chapter 20? Where is Ava at this time?

8. How does Ava come to discover her grandmother’s death in Chapter 26? What does Ava do next?

9. What project do Gabe and Henry begin working on together in Chapter 14?

10. How has Gabe’s behavior changed in the beginning of Chapter 18? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the supernatural elements in The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. How does the narrator explain the strange phenomena that takes place in the story? How is Ava’s lineage related to the supernatural?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Cardigan Cooper in the novel. How old is Cardigan when she and Ava first become best friends? How does Cardigan view Ava’s wings? How does their friendship evolve as the girls grow older?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss John Griffith’s transformation in Chapter 10. What trigger causes John Griffith to change? How does he change? What does John Griffith say to Emilienne when he visits the bakery in Chapter 10? How does Emilienne respond?

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