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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 many months has it been since Viviane has heard from Jack in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 2

2. Fatima Ines de Dores is said to be of what descent in Chapter 2?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Italian
(c) French
(d) English

3. How old is Gabe when his mother is killed in Chapter 7?
(a) 10
(b) 16
(c) 8
(d) 12

4. 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 shell bracelet
(b) A cedar basket
(c) A cup of coffee
(d) A potato

5. When does Gabe enlist in the military in Chapter 7?
(a) March, 1940
(b) September, 1942
(c) December, 1941
(d) June, 1941

Short Answer Questions

1. From what narrative perspective is The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender related?

2. The yearly celebrations for Fatima Ines de Dores’s birthday at Pinnacle Lane fall on what holiday?

3. What is the name of Emilienne Roux’s father?

4. 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?

5. How many times does the narrator say Emilienne Roux fell in love before her nineteenth birthday in Chapter 1?

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