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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Molly's English teacher?
2. Before fostering Molly, her foster parents fostered a boy that attempted committing what crime?
3. Who is the author of Anne of Green Gables?
4. Who is the woman that oversees the children on the orphan train in 1929?
5. How old does Vivian say she was when she lost her true love in the Prologue?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What purpose does the Prologue serve in Orphan Train? How would you describe the language and tone of the Prologue?
3. How would you describe Vivian's relationships with her fellow workers at the clothing manufacturing company owned by the Byrnes?
4. What foreshadowing can be seen through the meeting of Molly and Vivian in the beginning of the novel?
5. What similarities of circumstance are established between the characters of Vivian and Molly in the beginning of the novel?
6. How does the structure of the novel contribute to the theme of the past's influence on the present?
7. How would you describe the narrative style of Orphan Train? Who narrates the story? Are there transitions in the narrative style?
8. How would you describe Vivian's objectives as she and Molly begin working in the attic in Section 2?
9. Where is Vivian first adopted from the orphan train? Who adopts her? What is this couple's motivation for adoption?
10. What is Molly's function in the narrative? How has Molly's past influenced her character in the beginning of the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the similarities and differences between the novel Jane Eyre and Orphan Train. How are the characters in these two stories similar? What themes do the stories relate? Why do you think that Christina Baker Kline chose to use Jane Eyre as the novel that Molly has stolen from the library? What does this tell you about Molly?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the circumstances that Vivian faces when she is thrown out of the Grotes’ home. During what time of year is it? How cold might it be in this particular region at this time of year? How reasonable is it to consider that Vivian might die on a four-mile walk at night in these temperatures?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Orphan Train Movement and the Children's Aid Society. When was the Children's Aid Society founded? Who founded it? What was the main objective of the Orphan Train Movement? How many orphans were sent across the country on these trains?
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