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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What last name do Dina and Ralph have in the novel?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Thibodeau.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Montgomery.

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

4. What high school did Molly transfer from last year to the one she's at now?
(a) Boston High School.
(b) Bangor High School.
(c) Jamestown High School.
(d) West Village High School.

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

6. What prominent English general is cited in Section 3 for having said, "We took away [the Indians'] country and their means of support. It was for this and against this that they made war. Could anyone expect less?"
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Grover Cleveland.
(c) Philip Sheridan.
(d) Robert E. Lee.

7. On what date was the Nielsens' biological daughter Vivian born?
(a) October 22, 1920.
(b) September 12, 1915.
(c) June 1, 1919.
(d) July 7, 1920.

8. 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) Fricassee.
(d) Gallimaufry.

9. How old is Vivian when Mrs. Nielsen finds a pack of cigarettes in her purse?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

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

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

12. 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"?
(a) Debris.
(b) Testamentaries.
(c) Muttons.
(d) Portages.

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

14. 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"?
(a) Robert Burns.
(b) Percy Shelley.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Lord Byron.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what illness did the Nielsens' daughter die?

2. What colloquialism does Vivian recall her grandmother saying after a satisfying supper?

3. What does Mrs. Grote do all the time when Vivian arrives at the Grotes' home?

4. How old was Mrs. Nielsen when she married Mr. Nielsen?

5. What season is it when Vivian is thrown out from the Grotes' home?

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