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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 musical instrument does Vivian discover her daughter played professionally at the end of the novel?
(a) Violin.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Piano.
(d) Flute.

2. From what illness did the Nielsens' daughter die?
(a) Diphtheria.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Polio.
(d) Tuberculosis.

3. What grade does Vivian say she was in school when she was orphaned?
(a) Sixth grade.
(b) Second grade.
(c) Third grade.
(d) Fourth grade.

4. How old is Vivian in 1939 when she goes to Minneapolis with friends?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 17.
(d) 25.

5. Of what does Vivian say in the Prologue, "Many times in my life I have felt them around me, observing, witnessing, when no one in the living world knew or cared what happened"?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Demons.
(c) Angels.
(d) The gods of Fate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Grote's first name in the novel?

2. Who is Vivian's date for her senior homecoming dance that gets kicked out after getting drunk and starting a scuffle?

3. Where is Vivian when she is adopted by the Byrnes?

4. In what year is the contemporary narrative of Orphan Train set?

5. What does Vivian's teacher say she looks like when she returns to school with her hair short after the incident with lice at the Grotes home?

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