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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Vivian admit that her mother went after the fire when she first arrives at Miss Larsen's room at the boarding house?
(a) To a mental hospital.
(b) To South America.
(c) Back to Ireland.
(d) To prison.

2. What is the name of Vivian's fifth-grade teacher at the new school she attends after moving in with the Nielsens?
(a) Miss Buschkowsky.
(b) Mrs. Grote.
(c) Mrs. Uhrig.
(d) Mrs. Tate.

3. What does Vivian's teacher give to her for her birthday in 1930?
(a) Currant bread.
(b) Potato cake.
(c) Banana bread.
(d) Rum cake.

4. What are the names of the two delivery boys that work at Nielsen's store when Vivian begins living with the Nielsens?
(a) James and Edgar.
(b) Philip and Paul.
(c) John and Peter.
(d) Adam and Thomas.

5. What animal is Mr. Nielsen compared to when his character is first introduced in the novel?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A ferret.
(d) A donkey.

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

7. What is Mr. Grote's first name?
(a) Gerald.
(b) Paul.
(c) Philip.
(d) James.

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

9. What is the name of the maid at the Nielsens' home?
(a) Terry.
(b) Emily.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Bess.

10. Where is Vivian taken to live with the Grotes?
(a) Rochester County, New York.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) Hemingford County, Minnesota.
(d) Larsen County, Minnesota.

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

12. What is Molly's GPA for the semester when she meets with Lori in Section 3?
(a) 4.0.
(b) 3.8.
(c) 3.5.
(d) 3.1.

13. What are the full names of Vivian's parents that Molly discovers from the ship logs at the library?
(a) William and Sarah O'Connell.
(b) Patrick and Mary Power.
(c) James and Mary O'Brien.
(d) Raymond and Mary McAnally.

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

15. In what year did the Schatzmans immigrate to the U.S. from Germany?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1921.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the driver that picks Miss Larsen and Vivian up after school to take them to the boarding house?

2. Where is the Bar Harbor Library located that Molly goes to in order to research Vivian's past?

3. What word does Molly's American History teacher describe as "moments in [people's] lives when they've had to take a journey, literal or metaphorical"?

4. What month is it when Vivian first goes to meet the Nielsens?

5. Who is Vivian's date for her senior homecoming dance that gets kicked out after getting drunk and starting a scuffle?

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