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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the woman that oversees the children on the orphan train in 1929?
(a) Mrs. Thompson.
(b) Mrs. Scatcherd.
(c) Mrs. Murphy.
(d) Mrs. Ross.

2. How old does Vivian say she was when she lost her true love in the Prologue?
(a) 23.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 29.

3. Where does the orphan train that Vivian rides on in 1929 make its first stop to meet potential adopters?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Topeka.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Cleveland.

4. What does Vivian do with her copy of Anne of Green Gables that is found in the attic?
(a) She gives it to Molly.
(b) She throws it away.
(c) She gives it to Terry.
(d) She burns it.

5. What color is Molly's hair described as in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Blond.
(b) Blond with blue stripes.
(c) Black with white stripes.
(d) Auburn.

6. How old was Molly when her father died?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

7. What grade was Molly in when she transferred to Mount Desert Island High School?
(a) Twelfth grade.
(b) Eleventh grade.
(c) Seventh grade.
(d) Tenth grade.

8. Who does Molly argue with in her English class about the novel Jane Eyre in Section 2?
(a) Paul.
(b) Tyler.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jeremy.

9. How old is Molly when her character is introduced in the narrative?
(a) 91.
(b) 22.
(c) 17.
(d) 13.

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

11. Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary leader and was the President of what organization?
(a) the Irish Republican Brotherhood.
(b) The Black and Tans.
(c) Sinn Fein.
(d) The Royal Irish Constabulary.

12. 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.

13. Who gave Vivian the copy of Anne of Green Gables that she finds in the attic?
(a) Mrs. Grote.
(b) Miss Larsen.
(c) Mrs. Byrne.
(d) Mr. Byrne.

14. Where did Molly live before she went into foster care?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Minneapolis, Minnesota.
(c) Indian Island, Maine.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

15. What is the name of Jack's mother in the novel?
(a) Dina.
(b) Marie.
(c) Vivian.
(d) Terry.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Molly's American History teacher, what percentage of English settlers came to America as indentured servants in the seventeenth century?

2. What is the setting for the novel Anne of Green Gables?

3. What is the name of the ship that Vivian's family takes to America in 1929?

4. Where did Joseph Plunkett marry Grace Gifford just hours before his execution?

5. How did Molly's father die?

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