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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of John Griffith’s wife in the novel?
(a) Beatrix
(b) Fatima
(c) Margaux
(d) Mary

2. Throughout the novel, Ava Lavender expresses her concerns and obsessions with what concept and its role in her life?
(a) Fate
(b) Terrorism
(c) Revenge
(d) Piety

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

4. The yearly celebrations for Fatima Ines de Dores’s birthday at Pinnacle Lane fall on what holiday?
(a) Easter
(b) Christmas
(c) Summer Solstice
(d) Winter Solstice

5. The narrator says of Viviane in Chapter 4, “As a toddler, she could easily whip up a batch of” what desserts?
(a) Profiteroles
(b) Black and white cookies
(c) Petit fours
(d) Cupcakes

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of Ava Lavender’s twin brother in the novel?

4. On what date is Ava Lavender born in the narrative?

5. To what Native American tribe does Wilhelmina belong?

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