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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is the driver that picks Miss Larsen and Vivian up after school to take them to the boarding house?
(a) Mr. Sorenson.
(b) Mr. Yates.
(c) Mr. Grote.
(d) Mr. Reed.

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

5. How old does Mr. Grote tell Vivian he is in Section 3?
(a) 32.
(b) 29.
(c) 24.
(d) 35.

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

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

8. In what month is Vivian's birthday?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) August.

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

10. 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) James and Mary O'Brien.
(c) Patrick and Mary Power.
(d) Raymond and Mary McAnally.

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

12. The Penobscot Indians are a tribe belonging to what confederacy?
(a) The Iroquois Indians.
(b) The Algonquian Indians.
(c) The Wabanaki Indians.
(d) The Powhatan Indians.

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

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

15. Who is Vivian's date for her senior homecoming dance that gets kicked out after getting drunk and starting a scuffle?
(a) Ronnie King.
(b) Andrew Ross.
(c) Peter Thompson.
(d) Tom Price.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the Nielsens' home described when Vivian first arrives there?

2. What is Mr. Grote's first name?

3. What Shakespearean play does Vivian quote when she says, "Who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?"

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

5. What is the age range of the students at Vivian's school when she lives with the Grotes?

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