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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 did Gabe’s mother support herself and her son, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) She prostituted herself
(b) She sold flowers in a shop
(c) She worked in a café
(d) She was a librarian

2. How old is Emilienne when her family immigrates to the United States?
(a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 6
(d) 8

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

4. What is Jack and Emilienne’s favorite spot that they go to after the movies in Chapter 5?
(a) Salmon Bay
(b) The town reservoir
(c) The school parking lot
(d) The Hideout Café

5. What herbs bundled together does Wilhelmina give to Emilienne to use in a cleansing ritual in Chapter 3?
(a) Cinnamon and allspice
(b) Sage and hyssop
(c) Pennyroyal and foxglove
(d) Mint and birch

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wilhelmina leave in the place of the loaf of bread she takes from the bakery when she first visits in Chapter 3?

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

3. On what date was Emilienne born, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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

5. What is the name of the man that Emilienne marries and moves to Seattle with in Chapter 2?

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