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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 213-278.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dutchy's answer when Vivian asks him on the night they re-meet in 1939, "What's the best thing that's happened to you in the past ten years?"
(a) Winning the lottery.
(b) Seeing you again.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Having a daughter.

2. What was Judy Garland's birth name, according to Vivian's friend?
(a) Emily Frankman.
(b) Norma Jean Mortenson.
(c) Sarah Marie Schatzman.
(d) Frances Ethel Gumm.

3. What is Molly's foster mother's profession?
(a) Ambulance driver.
(b) Advertiser.
(c) Police dispatcher.
(d) Chief Executive of a jewelry chain.

4. What Christian denomination are the Nielsens?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Lutheran.

5. How long after Dutchy has left for training in the military during WWII does Vivian write to tell him she is pregnant?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Molly goes to Vivian's house for the first time?

2. In what year did the Schatzmans immigrate to the U.S. from Germany?

3. For how long have the Nielsens been married when Vivian comes to live with them?

4. When did "Black Tuesday" occur?

5. What is Terry's last name in the novel?

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