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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. At what time does the Nielsen's store close each day when Vivian begins working there?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) 7 p.m.

5. 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) Hamlet.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) King Lear.

6. What does Vivian's teacher say she looks like when she returns to school with her hair short after the incident with lice at the Grotes home?
(a) A nun.
(b) A convict.
(c) A flapper.
(d) A boy.

7. 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) James and Edgar.
(c) Philip and Paul.
(d) John and Peter.

8. What Penobscot word means "thank you"?
(a) Squash.
(b) Kwai kwai.
(c) Woliwoni.
(d) M'teoulin.

9. What does Mrs. Nielsen say that her ancestry is while she and Vivian decorate for Christmas in Section 4?
(a) German.
(b) Swedish.
(c) Irish.
(d) Polish.

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

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

12. For how long have the Nielsens been married when Vivian comes to live with them?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 12 years.

13. When is Mrs. Grote due to have a baby in 1930?
(a) September.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) August.

14. Where does Vivian say her mother's people were from in Ireland?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Limerick.
(c) Belfast.
(d) County Derry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Consider the following sentence from Section 4: "As the years have passed, [Vivian's] losses have piled on one another like layers of shale." What literary device is used in this sentence?

2. Who is the representative from the Children's Aid Society that comes to take Vivian from the Byrnes?

3. The Penobscot Indians are a tribe belonging to what confederacy?

4. Who throws Vivian out of the Grotes' home?

5. Where does Mrs. Grund work as a sales clerk?

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