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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man Vivian's Dad tries to contact once Vivian's family has arrived in New York?
(a) Jack O'Connell.
(b) Mark Flannery.
(c) William Boyd.
(d) James Massey.

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

3. What is Molly's foster mother's profession?
(a) Advertiser.
(b) Ambulance driver.
(c) Police dispatcher.
(d) Chief Executive of a jewelry chain.

4. How old does Vivian say she is in the Prologue of the novel?
(a) 67.
(b) 91.
(c) 84.
(d) 79.

5. What item of jewelry does Mrs. Byrne express a dislike for on Vivian in Section 2?
(a) Her diamond bracelet.
(b) Her claddagh cross.
(c) Her turtle pendant.
(d) Her ruby ring.

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

7. What does Molly say turtles represent to the people of her culture?
(a) Slowness and time.
(b) Isolation and fear.
(c) Strength and perseverance.
(d) Victory and spoils.

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

9. 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.

10. What is Molly's favorite novel that she attempted to steal?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Old Man and the Sea.
(c) Anne of Green Gables.
(d) Jane Eyre.

11. Who is the author of the poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn" that Vivian recites in Section 2?
(a) John Keats.
(b) Lord Byron.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Percy Shelley.

12. Who is Molly's English teacher?
(a) Mrs. Tate.
(b) Mrs. Grote.
(c) Mr. Sorenson.
(d) Mrs. Murphy.

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

14. How many years older than Vivian is Dutchy in the novel?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

15. When was the Children's Aid Society founded?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1921.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Vivian's last name in the novel?

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. What grade does Vivian say she was in school when she was orphaned?

4. What is Mrs. Byrne's first name?

5. In what year is the contemporary narrative of Orphan Train set?

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