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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Molly when her maternal grandmother died?
(a) 3 years old.
(b) 5 years old.
(c) 2 years old.
(d) 6 months old.

2. Who cares for Vivian briefly after the fire kills her family in New York?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Schatzman.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Boyd.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Williams.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Connolly.

3. In what year is the contemporary narrative of Orphan Train set?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2011.

4. How old is Maisie in 1929 when Vivian begins her life story?
(a) 5 years old.
(b) 7 years old.
(c) 18 months old.
(d) 6 months old.

5. What was the name that Vivian was born with?
(a) Niamh Power.
(b) Aednat Connolly.
(c) Deirdre Friel.
(d) Clodagh O'Reilly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say in Section 1 is the thing that Molly hates the most about being in the foster care system?

3. Where does Vivian's family take a tenement room for ten dollars a month after arriving in New York?

4. Before fostering Molly, her foster parents fostered a boy that attempted committing what crime?

5. How old does Vivian say she is in the Prologue of the novel?

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