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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 village in Ireland where Vivian's family lived before immigrating to America?
(a) Kinvara.
(b) Abbeyshrule.
(c) O'Briensbridge.
(d) Naas.

2. Where had Vivan and her husband owned a department store before moving to the Northeast?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Kansas.

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

4. Who was Vivian's teacher in New York when she became orphaned?
(a) Mr. Sorenson.
(b) Mrs. Grote.
(c) Mrs. Uhrig.
(d) Mr. Byrne.

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

6. Who cares for Vivian briefly after the fire kills her family in New York?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Williams.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Boyd.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Connolly.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Schatzman.

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

8. What is the setting for the novel Anne of Green Gables?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Prince Edward Island.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

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

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

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

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

13. Where did Joseph Plunkett marry Grace Gifford just hours before his execution?
(a) The Kilcommon jail chapel.
(b) The County Galway Courthouse.
(c) The County Mayo Courthouse.
(d) The Kilmainham jail chapel.

14. Who is the author of Anne of Green Gables?
(a) Percy Byshe Shelley.
(b) William Wordsworth.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Lucy Maud Montgomery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What village in Ireland does Mr. Byrne tell Vivian his family was from?

2. How many years ago does Vivian say her husband died when she first meets Molly?

3. Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary leader and was the President of what organization?

4. What is the name of the man Vivian's Dad tries to contact once Vivian's family has arrived in New York?

5. Where is Jack's father from?

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