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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Molly borrow the pink blouse from that she wears when she first goes to Vivian's house?
(a) Lori.
(b) Terry.
(c) Dina.
(d) Sarah.

3. Who takes Vivian's car to pick up Vivian's daughter from the airport at the end of the novel?
(a) Terry.
(b) Molly.
(c) Jack.
(d) Miss Larsen.

4. How many years ago does Vivian say her husband died when she first meets Molly?
(a) 8 years ago.
(b) 20 years ago.
(c) 30 years ago.
(d) 12 years ago.

5. What is the name of Vivian's eleven-year-old great-granddaughter that accompanies Vivian's daughter when she visits at the end of the novel?
(a) Anna.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Emily.
(d) Becca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Vivian first goes to meet the Nielsens?

2. Who is the widowed farmer that took Dutchy in, sent him to school, and raised him until he was eighteen?

3. Who is the first of the seamstresses that Mrs. Byrne lets go from employment after the stock market crash?

4. From what illness did the Nielsens' daughter die?

5. When did "Black Tuesday" occur?

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