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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe John Griffith’s feelings for Emilienne Lavender in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) He lusts for her
(b) He regards her as a sister
(c) He loves her like a father
(d) He wishes to be her

2. How old is Wilhelmina when she first appears in Pinnacle Lane in Chapter 3?
(a) 26
(b) 19
(c) 32
(d) 22

3. What does Viviane say “Ava” means in Chapter 9?
(a) Bird
(b) Monster
(c) Witch
(d) Angel

4. In what year does the Cooper family move next-door to the Lavenders in Chapter 10?
(a) 1941
(b) 1952
(c) 1961
(d) 1956

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?
(a) If he weren’t dating Emilienne
(b) If he weren’t blind
(c) If he married Emilienne
(d) If he were going to attend college

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 12 that Viviane “could close her eyes and know the season just by” what?

2. It is January of what year when the narrator describes a new movie theater opening in West Seattle in Chapter 5?

3. What is the midsummer festival called in Wales, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?

4. What flower is said to be “the symbol for unrequited love” in Chapter 16?

5. What color hair is Emilienne described as having in the novel?

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