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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Viviane when she finds the white dress that resembles a child-size wedding gown in a closet in the house in Chapter 4?
(a) 12
(b) 4
(c) 9
(d) 6

2. Where is Jack Griffith going to move to attend college in Chapter 6?
(a) New Brunswick, New Jersey
(b) Walla Walla, Washington
(c) Spokane, Washington
(d) Seattle, Washington

3. How old is Wilhelmina when she first appears in Pinnacle Lane in Chapter 3?
(a) 22
(b) 19
(c) 26
(d) 32

4. On what date was Emilienne born, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) May 11, 1959
(b) March 1, 1904
(c) September 12, 1955
(d) March 1, 1944

5. What does Wilhelmina leave in the place of the loaf of bread she takes from the bakery when she first visits in Chapter 3?
(a) A potato
(b) A shell bracelet
(c) A cedar basket
(d) A cup of coffee

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shoots and kills Rene Roux in Chapter 1?

2. How does Emilienne’s husband die in the novel?

3. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a person not suited in behavior or attitude to his social environment?

4. What is the name of the ship that Emilienne’s family boards for the United States in Chapter 1?

5. The narrator says in Chapter 4, “The neighborhood boys teased Jack mercilessly until learning that Viviane Lavender could” do what?

(see the answer key)

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