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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shoots and kills Rene Roux in Chapter 1?
(a) Beatrix Griffith
(b) William Peyton
(c) John Griffith
(d) Mrs. Barnaby Callahoo

2. When Wilhelmina first meets Emilienne in Chapter 3, she tells her, “Rumor has it you’re the neighborhood” what?
(a) Midwife
(b) Baker
(c) Angel
(d) Witch

3. What year is it when Emilienne’s family immigrates to the United States?
(a) 1912
(b) 1889
(c) 1951
(d) 1916

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

5. From what narrative perspective is The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender related?
(a) Third-person
(b) First-person
(c) Second-person
(d) Fourth-person

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Wilhelmina’s last name?

2. 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?

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

4. Throughout the novel, Ava Lavender expresses her concerns and obsessions with what concept and its role in her life?

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?

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