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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Vivian when she is adopted by the Byrnes?
(a) Cheyenne, Wyoming.
(b) Albans, Minnesota.
(c) Topeka, Kansas.
(d) Minneapolis, Minnesota.

3. What does Mrs. Byrne say "is one of the most important qualities a young lady can possess" when she introduces her to the clothing factory in Section 2?
(a) Propriety.
(b) Business-sense.
(c) Polite manners.
(d) Self-discipline.

4. What name do the Byrnes give to Vivian when they adopt her?
(a) Dorothy.
(b) Emily.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Marie.

5. What is Vivian's last name in the novel?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Daly.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Jackson.

6. According to Molly's American History teacher, what percentage of English settlers came to America as indentured servants in the seventeenth century?
(a) One fourth.
(b) One half.
(c) Two thirds.
(d) One third.

7. What month is it when Molly goes to Vivian's house for the first time?
(a) July.
(b) April.
(c) September.
(d) March.

8. What is the name of the baby that Vivian is in charge of caring for on the orphan train in 1929?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Peter.
(c) Willa.
(d) Carmine.

9. Where does Vivian's family take a tenement room for ten dollars a month after arriving in New York?
(a) Elizabeth Street.
(b) Canal Street.
(c) Fifth Avenue.
(d) Houston Street.

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

11. Where was Molly caught for attempting to steal a book?
(a) Barnes and Noble.
(b) The East Windsor Library.
(c) Gwendolyn's Books and Charms.
(d) The Spruce Harbor Library.

12. What is Mrs. Byrne's first name?
(a) Lois.
(b) Marie.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Anne.

13. What does the narrator say in Section 1 is the thing that Molly hates the most about being in the foster care system?
(a) Moving constantly from place to place.
(b) Dependence on people you barely know.
(c) Abusive foster parents.
(d) Lack of privacy.

14. What is the name of Molly's foster mother?
(a) Marie.
(b) Dina.
(c) Terry.
(d) Donna.

15. How old is Vivian when she is adopted by the Byrnes?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Jack's mother in the novel?

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

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

5. How many years older than Vivian is Dutchy in the novel?

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