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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the age range of the students at Vivian's school when she lives with the Grotes?
(a) 5-17.
(b) 6-13.
(c) 6-16.
(d) 6-18.

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

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

4. What illness does Vivian contract after she arrives at the boarding house where Miss Larsen lives?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Polio.
(d) Influenza.

5. How old did Molly turn on her birthday when her father gave her jewelry cards as a gift?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

6. What kind of animal does Lori remind Molly of, according to the narrator in Section 3?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A ferret.
(d) A raccoon.

7. 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) Percy Shelley.
(b) Robert Burns.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Lord Byron.

8. What is Terry's last name in the novel?
(a) Gallant.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Letterman.
(d) Williams.

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

10. How many months ago did Vivian's younger sister Maisie die, according to Molly's research in Section 4?
(a) 7 months ago.
(b) 2 months ago.
(c) 5 months ago.
(d) 8 months ago.

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

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

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

14. 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) Patrick and Mary Power.
(c) William and Sarah O'Connell.
(d) Raymond and Mary McAnally.

15. Who is the representative from the Children's Aid Society that comes to take Vivian from the Byrnes?
(a) Mr. Grote.
(b) Mrs. Tate.
(c) Mr. Reed.
(d) Mr. Sorenson.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does the Nielsen's store close each day when Vivian begins working there?

2. 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?"

3. What does Fanny give to Vivian as a Christmas gift in 1929?

4. What is the name of the maid at the Nielsens' home?

5. What Penobscot word means "thank you"?

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