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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 288 - 382, Chapters 62 - 80).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Violette stop celebrating her own birthdays?
(a) After her divorce.
(b) Right after she begins working at the cemetery.
(c) After the earthquake.
(d) Right after Leonine's death in 1993.

2. In Chapter 59, the epigraph says what about the tree?
(a) Planting trees in the shade never works.
(b) Trees have memory.
(c) Trees are only as strong as their weakest leaves.
(d) It is only when the tree is lying down that one gets the measure of its stature.

3. What kind of clothes does Violette wear when she is working?
(a) Fancy ball gowns.
(b) Pantsuits.
(c) Jumpsuits.
(d) All dark, muted tones.

4. In Chapter 42, who picks Violette up from the hospital?
(a) Julien.
(b) Irene.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Nono.

5. In Chapter 28, who is buried at the cemetery?
(a) Helen Bird.
(b) Wendell Richards.
(c) Victor Benjamin.
(d) Betty Zong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Julien's son?

2. What does the cemetery-keeper before Violette do to try to help her?

3. What does Irene first notice is attractive about Gabriel?

4. In Chapter 13, what does the epigraph say is stronger than death?

5. In Chapter 69, where does Julien invite Violette on the spur of the moment?

(see the answer key)

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