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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The behavioral traits that are exhibited by Henry Lavender in the novel suggest that he might suffer from what condition?
(a) Autism spectrum disorder
(b) Epilepsy
(c) Chronic asthma
(d) Paranoid schizophrenia

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

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

6. What age has Viviane just turned in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 14
(d) 17

7. The yearly celebrations for Fatima Ines de Dores’s birthday at Pinnacle Lane fall on what holiday?
(a) Christmas
(b) Easter
(c) Winter Solstice
(d) Summer Solstice

8. Where is Jack Griffith going to move to attend college in Chapter 6?
(a) Seattle, Washington
(b) New Brunswick, New Jersey
(c) Walla Walla, Washington
(d) Spokane, Washington

9. How much does the Widow Marigold Pie weigh before she begins patronizing Emilienne’s bakery in Chapter 12?
(a) 75 lbs
(b) 85 lbs
(c) 95 lbs
(d) 100 lbs

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

11. When Viviane first meets Jack Griffith, he is digging a hole in his yard that he believes will lead him to what?
(a) The Hoover Dam
(b) China
(c) The Arctic Ocean
(d) The remains of King Tut

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

13. How old is Emilienne when her family immigrates to the United States?
(a) 10
(b) 6
(c) 12
(d) 8

14. What color hair is Emilienne described as having in the novel?
(a) Black
(b) Light brown
(c) Blond
(d) Auburn

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it as Viviane awaits childbirth in the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. What does Gabe work on building constantly in his work shed during Ava’s childhood in Chapter 10?

3. What word does Ava say Henry uses for “good” in Chapter 11?

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

5. In what year do Ava and Henry turn fifteen in Chapter 12?

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