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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ava Lavender when John Griffith undergoes a transformation and visits the bakery in his tattered bathrobe to speak to Emilienne in Chapter 10?
(a) 3
(b) 12
(c) 9
(d) 6

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

3. Where does Viviane apply for a position as a stewardess in Chapter 8?
(a) Southwest Airlines
(b) Air France
(c) American Airlines
(d) United Airlines

4. Who asks Viviane what she’s going to do now that Jack is marrying someone else in Chapter 8?
(a) Laura Lovelorn
(b) Constance Quakenbush
(c) Sarah Callahoo
(d) Beatrix Griffith

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

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

7. It is January of what year when the narrator describes a new movie theater opening in West Seattle in Chapter 5?
(a) 1941
(b) 1944
(c) 1943
(d) 1942

8. Who visits Viviane and brings gifts for her children when they are two years old, saying to Viviane, “You shouldn’t have to do this alone”?
(a) Constance Quakenbush
(b) Beatrix Griffith
(c) William Peyton
(d) Gabe

9. How many months has it been since Viviane has heard from Jack in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 4

10. On what date is Ava Lavender born in the narrative?
(a) May 11, 1959
(b) March 1, 1944
(c) April 29, 1959
(d) September 12, 1955

11. What is Wilhelmina’s last name?
(a) Dovewolf
(b) Higgins
(c) Anderson
(d) Whitedove

12. What is the name of Emilienne Roux’s father?
(a) Jack Roux
(b) Beauregard Roux
(c) Henry Roux
(d) Rowe Roux

13. What is the Latin word for “feather” that Henry uses to refer to Ava in the novel?
(a) Ina
(b) Lita
(c) Pinna
(d) Avita

14. By what name does Henry call the ghost of Rene Roux when he refers to him in the narrative?
(a) The Tall Man
(b) The Sad Man
(c) The Strange Man
(d) The Mad Man

15. What is Mrs. Cooper’s first name in the novel?
(a) Beatrix
(b) Penelope
(c) Wilhelmina
(d) Fatima

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Marigold Pie’s sister that comes to visit her once she’s become obese in Chapter 12?

2. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a person not suited in behavior or attitude to his social environment?

3. How old is Emilienne when her family immigrates to the United States?

4. What does Henry create after taking a ride with Gabe in the truck in Chapter 11?

5. What is Emilienne’s full name in the novel?

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