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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Coopers’ daughter and Ava’s best friend in childhood?
(a) Cardigan
(b) Viviane
(c) Margaux
(d) Pierette

2. What month is it as Viviane awaits childbirth in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) March
(b) April
(c) January
(d) February

3. What university is Jack Griffith planning to attend in Chapter 6?
(a) Harvard College
(b) Rutgers University
(c) Brown University
(d) Whitman College

4. What is the date of the journal entry that concludes Chapter 13?
(a) March 1, 1904
(b) March 1, 1944
(c) September 12, 1955
(d) April 29, 1959

5. What is the name of Marigold Pie’s nephew that is sent to care for her after she’s become obese in Chapter 12?
(a) William Peyton
(b) Rene Roux
(c) Barnaby Callahoo
(d) Nathaniel Sorrows

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

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

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

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

10. Whom has Jack become engaged to in Chapter 8?
(a) Laura Lovelorn
(b) Sarah Callahoo
(c) Beatrix Griffith
(d) Constance Quakenbush

11. What is the name of John Griffith’s wife in the novel?
(a) Mary
(b) Fatima
(c) Beatrix
(d) Margaux

12. Who is Emilienne’s schoolmate that constantly flirts with Jack Griffith in Chapter 5?
(a) Viviane Lavender
(b) Beatrix Griffith
(c) Sarah Callahoo
(d) Constance Quakenbush

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

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

15. What does Viviane do when Jack visits her at work to say “I’ll never forget you,” in Chapter 8?
(a) She vomits
(b) She quits her job
(c) She shoots him
(d) She slaps him

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jack Griffith going to move to attend college in Chapter 6?

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

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

4. Who is the author of the journal entry that concludes Chapter 13?

5. How much does the Widow Marigold Pie weigh before she begins patronizing Emilienne’s bakery in Chapter 12?

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