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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What season is it when Vivian is thrown out from the Grotes' home?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

2. Who is the first boy that gives Vivian a promise ring?
(a) Ralph Wilson.
(b) Andrew Ross.
(c) Ronnie King.
(d) Peter Thompson.

3. How old was Mrs. Nielsen when she married Mr. Nielsen?
(a) 25.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 33.

4. What Christian denomination are the Nielsens?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Episcopalian.

5. What month is it when everyone in the Grote family comes down with lice in 1930?
(a) March.
(b) September.
(c) April.
(d) June.

6. What does the narrator describe as "Ralph's favorite activity" in Section 4?
(a) Reading.
(b) Working in the yard.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Watching game shows.

7. Who is the man that drives the kids to school from the country road that Vivian walks to from the Grotes' home?
(a) Mr. Uhrig.
(b) Mr. Byrne.
(c) Mr. Post.
(d) Mr. Reed.

8. What is the name of the boarding house where Miss Larsen lives in 1930?
(a) Mrs. Slattery's Rooming House.
(b) Hemingford Home for Young Ladies.
(c) The White Horse Tavern.
(d) Washington Heights Home for Young Women.

9. What Shakespearean play does Vivian quote when she says, "Who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?"
(a) Macbeth.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Hamlet.

10. What word is used in Section 3 to describe "a stew of diced meat, onion, and vegetables, with mustard, ginger, and vinegar"?
(a) Fricassee.
(b) Sassafras.
(c) Goulash.
(d) Gallimaufry.

11. What colloquialism does Vivian recall her grandmother saying after a satisfying supper?
(a) What a spot of tea.
(b) That was finer that a mutton!
(c) Almighty horse-feathers!
(d) Now that was the goat's toe.

12. How far does Vivian walk from the Grotes' home to the schoolhouse after she's been kicked out?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

13. When did "Black Tuesday" occur?
(a) September 12, 1930.
(b) October 21, 1928.
(c) June 16, 1929.
(d) October 24, 1929.

14. What was Vivian's sister Maisie's name changed to after she was adopted?
(a) Margaret Schatzman.
(b) Wilma Jackson.
(c) Mary Schatzman.
(d) Sarah Pennington.

15. What were the names of Vivian's brothers that died in the tenement fire in 1929?
(a) Gerald and Mark.
(b) Dominick and James.
(c) Peter and Billy.
(d) John and Edward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Molly say that her raven charm is supposed to protect the wearer from in Section 3?

2. What is Mrs. Grote's first name in the novel?

3. Who is the author of the poem that is cited in Section 3 with the lines, "Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes. / Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise"?

4. What does Mrs. Nielsen say that her ancestry is while she and Vivian decorate for Christmas in Section 4?

5. What does Vivian's teacher give to her for her birthday in 1930?

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