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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Vivian begins researching the orphan trains via the computer she has purchased in Section 5, she discovers that nearly how many of the orphans from the trains are still alive?
(a) 100.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 200.

2. How is the Grotes home described when Vivian first arrives there?
(a) It is a filthy shack.
(b) It is a mansion by a lake.
(c) It is a tidy wooden cabin.
(d) It is a pristine white farmhouse.

3. What color hair does Vivian's great-granddaughter have when she arrives at Vivian's home at the end of the novel?
(a) Black.
(b) Blond.
(c) Brunette.
(d) Red.

4. What prominent English general is cited in Section 3 for having said, "We took away [the Indians'] country and their means of support. It was for this and against this that they made war. Could anyone expect less?"
(a) Robert E. Lee.
(b) Philip Sheridan.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) Grover Cleveland.

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) Demons.
(b) Angels.
(c) The gods of Fate.
(d) Ghosts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Molly argue with in her English class about the novel Jane Eyre in Section 2?

2. What month is it when everyone in the Grote family comes down with lice in 1930?

3. What was Judy Garland's birth name, according to Vivian's friend?

4. Who is the driver that picks Miss Larsen and Vivian up after school to take them to the boarding house?

5. What is the name of the boarding house where Miss Larsen lives in 1930?

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