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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who oversees the women who work in the Byrnes' clothing company?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Martha.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Fanny.

2. Who is the woman that oversees the children on the orphan train in 1929?
(a) Mrs. Murphy.
(b) Mrs. Scatcherd.
(c) Mrs. Ross.
(d) Mrs. Thompson.

3. What does Mrs. Byrne say "is one of the most important qualities a young lady can possess" when she introduces her to the clothing factory in Section 2?
(a) Business-sense.
(b) Polite manners.
(c) Propriety.
(d) Self-discipline.

4. How old was Molly when her father died?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

5. When was the Children's Aid Society founded?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1912.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the village in Ireland where Vivian's family lived before immigrating to America?

2. Who is Molly's American History teacher?

3. Who is Molly's English teacher?

4. When was Michael Collins assassinated?

5. What was the name of the turtle that Molly had as a child before she entered foster care?

Short Essay Questions

1. What purpose does the Prologue serve in Orphan Train? How would you describe the language and tone of the Prologue?

2. What transition occurs when Molly opens the first box in the attic in Section 2? How does the narrative style of the novel change?

3. How does the structure of the novel contribute to the theme of the past's influence on the present?

4. How would you describe Vivian's objectives as she and Molly begin working in the attic in Section 2?

5. How is the theme of identity illustrated through Vivian's narratives of the past in Section 2?

6. What are Molly's first impressions of the attic when she is taken there in Section 2? Who leads Molly to this area of Vivian's house?

7. How does Vivian trigger the beginning of Molly's transformation of character in Section 2?

8. Describe the process of adoption from the orphan trains. What stands out the most to you about the depictions of these transactions in the novel?

9. Discuss the literary allusions in the novel. What two literary works are referenced repeatedly? What do these books have in common with the characters of Orphan train?

10. What similarities of circumstance are established between the characters of Vivian and Molly in the beginning of the novel?

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