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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man that Emilienne marries and moves to Seattle with in Chapter 2?
(a) John Griffith
(b) Beauregard Lavender
(c) Connor Lavender
(d) William Peyton

2. The narrator describes Viviane in Chapter 4 as instigating a neighborhood rivalry with the kids from what area?
(a) Phinney Ridge
(b) Brooklyn
(c) Oak Park
(d) The Bronx

3. When Viviane first meets Jack Griffith, he is digging a hole in his yard that he believes will lead him to what?
(a) The Hoover Dam
(b) China
(c) The remains of King Tut
(d) The Arctic Ocean

4. On what date is Ava Lavender born in the narrative?
(a) May 11, 1959
(b) April 29, 1959
(c) March 1, 1944
(d) September 12, 1955

5. In the novel’s Prologue, the narrator states, “to many, I was myth incarnate, the embodiment of a most superb legend, a fairy tale. Some considered me a monster, a mutation. To my great misfortune, I was once mistaken for” what?
(a) A bird
(b) An angel
(c) A woman
(d) A goddess

Short Answer Questions

1. It is January of what year when the narrator describes a new movie theater opening in West Seattle in Chapter 5?

2. Where is Jack Griffith going to move to attend college in Chapter 6?

3. How old is Emilienne when her family immigrates to the United States?

4. What age has Viviane just turned in the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. Where did Gabe live with his mother when he was a child, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?

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