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

2. What does Molly say that her raven charm is supposed to protect the wearer from in Section 3?
(a) Temptation.
(b) White men.
(c) Black magic.
(d) Cowardice.

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

4. Who is the first boy that gives Vivian a promise ring?
(a) Peter Thompson.
(b) Ronnie King.
(c) Andrew Ross.
(d) Ralph Wilson.

5. What month is it when everyone in the Grote family comes down with lice in 1930?
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does Vivian walk from the Grotes' home to the schoolhouse after she's been kicked out?

2. What were the names of Vivian's brothers that died in the tenement fire in 1929?

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

4. What does Mrs. Nielsen say that her ancestry is while she and Vivian decorate for Christmas in Section 4?

5. Where does Vivian admit that her mother went after the fire when she first arrives at Miss Larsen's room at the boarding house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Vivian go after leaving the Grotes' home in Section 4? Who does she ask for help?

2. What information does Mr. Sorenson relate when he returns in Section 4? What are Vivian's options at this point?

3. What are the benefits that both Molly and Vivian incur as a result of Vivian's stories in Section 4?

4. What are Mr. Sorenson's impressions of Vivian's story about leaving the Grotes' home in Section 4?

5. What are Vivian's impressions of her temporary home after she has left the Grotes' home in Section 4?

6. What does Vivian think of the school that she begins attending while staying with the Grotes in Section 3?

7. Who is Molly's social worker? What conversation does Molly have with her social worker in Section 3?

8. What causes Molly to leave her foster home in Section 4? Where does Molly intend to go after leaving?

9. How are Vivian's teenage years described while living with the Nielsens in Section 4?

10. What are your thoughts on the portrayal of sexual molestation in the novel?

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