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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 Mrs. Grote do all the time when Vivian arrives at the Grotes' home?
(a) She drinks all the time.
(b) She sews all the time.
(c) She sleeps all the time.
(d) She cooks all the time.

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

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

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

5. 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?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Byrne say Fanny went to live with her sister when he sees Vivian in the Nielsens' store?

2. What was Vivian's sister Maisie's name changed to after she was adopted?

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

4. How many students are in the classroom with Vivian at her new school when she lives with the Grotes?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who adopts Vivian after she leaves the Byrnes' home in Section 3? What are the motivations of this couple?

3. What is significant about Molly's defense of the Native Americans in her American History class in Section 4?

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

5. What are the psychological impacts on Vivian from her experiences at the Grotes' home?

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

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

8. What similarities between Vivian and Molly are illustrated in Section 3?

9. What leads up to Vivian's dismissal from the Grotes' home in Section 3? When does this occur?

10. What leads up to Mr. Sorenson's arrival in Section 3? Why does Mr. Sorenson come to the Byrnes' home?

(see the answer keys)

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