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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jack Griffith deemed unfit for combat in the military in Chapter 6?
(a) Psychological instability
(b) Flat feet and bad eyesight
(c) Pigeon toes
(d) Epilepsy

2. The narrator describes Viviane in Chapter 4 as instigating a neighborhood rivalry with the kids from what area?
(a) Oak Park
(b) Brooklyn
(c) The Bronx
(d) Phinney Ridge

3. How old is Viviane when she finds the white dress that resembles a child-size wedding gown in a closet in the house in Chapter 4?
(a) 9
(b) 12
(c) 4
(d) 6

4. What is the name of the ship that Emilienne’s family boards for the United States in Chapter 1?
(a) The SS France
(b) The SS Manhatine
(c) The SS Titanic
(d) The SS Portugal

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Gabe when he lies about his age to enlist in the military?

2. What year is it when Emilienne’s family immigrates to the United States?

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

4. How many months has it been since Viviane has heard from Jack in the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. What is Wilhelmina’s last name?

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