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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. What is the setting for the novel Anne of Green Gables?
(a) Prince Edward Island.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) New York, New York.

2. How did Molly's father die?
(a) He was shot by a stranger.
(b) He was killed in a car accident.
(c) He committed suicide by overdose.
(d) He was executed by the state.

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

4. What color is Molly's hair described as in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Blond.
(b) Blond with blue stripes.
(c) Black with white stripes.
(d) Auburn.

5. How many years older than Vivian is Dutchy in the novel?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Molly's English teacher?

2. What is the name of Jack's mother in the novel?

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

4. Of what does Vivian say in the Prologue, "Many times in my life I have felt them around me, observing, witnessing, when no one in the living world knew or cared what happened"?

5. How old does Vivian say she was when she lost her true love in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How would you describe the narrative style of Orphan Train? Who narrates the story? Are there transitions in the narrative style?

3. What foreshadowing can be seen through the meeting of Molly and Vivian in the beginning of the novel?

4. Where does Vivian meet Dutchy? What is foreshadowed through their first meeting in the novel?

5. What function does Vivian's character play in the story? How is Vivian's character introduced in the beginning of the novel?

6. What is indicated by Molly's response when Vivian asks about Molly's mother in Section 2?

7. How would you describe Vivian's relationships with her fellow workers at the clothing manufacturing company owned by the Byrnes?

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

9. How would you describe Molly's emotional shield in the beginning of the story? What led to the development of this shield?

10. What conversation takes place between Vivian and Dutchy on the orphan train in Minneapolis?

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