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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom has Jack become engaged to in Chapter 8?
(a) Constance Quakenbush
(b) Sarah Callahoo
(c) Laura Lovelorn
(d) Beatrix Griffith

2. Why is Jack Griffith deemed unfit for combat in the military in Chapter 6?
(a) Pigeon toes
(b) Epilepsy
(c) Flat feet and bad eyesight
(d) Psychological instability

3. What color hair is Emilienne described as having in the novel?
(a) Light brown
(b) Blond
(c) Black
(d) Auburn

4. Who is Emilienne’s schoolmate that constantly flirts with Jack Griffith in Chapter 5?
(a) Beatrix Griffith
(b) Viviane Lavender
(c) Constance Quakenbush
(d) Sarah Callahoo

5. How old is Jack Griffith when “more than two thousand soldiers launch the U.S. into World War II” in Chapter 5?
(a) 17
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 19

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 12 that Viviane “could close her eyes and know the season just by” what?

2. What is the name of the Coopers’ daughter and Ava’s best friend in childhood?

3. What does Henry come screaming to his mother, causing her great alarm, in the beginning of Chapter 13?

4. What does Gabe work on building constantly in his work shed during Ava’s childhood in Chapter 10?

5. Who is described in Chapter 13 as Cardigan’s “latest acquisition”?

(see the answer key)

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