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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What age has Viviane just turned in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) 15
(b) 14
(c) 17
(d) 16

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 goddess
(b) A bird
(c) A woman
(d) An angel

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Gabe when his mother is killed in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

5. Jack suggests to Emilienne in the conclusion of Chapter 5 that perhaps his father would not hate him so much if what were the case?

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