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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 does the narrator describe John Griffith’s vehicle in Chapter 6?
(a) 1932 Ford Coupe
(b) 1971 Chevrolet Impala
(c) 1950 Buick Sedanette
(d) 1951 Chevrolet Pickup

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

3. How old is Gabe when he lies about his age to enlist in the military?
(a) 13
(b) 16
(c) 15
(d) 14

4. The narrator says in Chapter 4, “The neighborhood boys teased Jack mercilessly until learning that Viviane Lavender could” do what?
(a) Outrun and outspit any one of them
(b) Play cards better than anyone
(c) Drive a car and ride a horse
(d) Fly with wings above them

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Wilhelmina when she first appears in Pinnacle Lane in Chapter 3?

2. How does the narrator describe John Griffith’s feelings for Emilienne Lavender in the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. When Wilhelmina first meets Emilienne in Chapter 3, she tells her, “Rumor has it you’re the neighborhood” what?

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. Who is Emilienne’s schoolmate that constantly flirts with Jack Griffith in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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