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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 Marigold Pie’s sister that comes to visit her once she’s become obese in Chapter 12?
(a) Laura Lovelorn
(b) Iris Sorrows
(c) Beatrix Griffith
(d) Constance Quakenbush

2. What kind of animal does Pierette transform herself into at the age of fifteen?
(a) A canary
(b) A cat
(c) A chicken
(d) A dog

3. 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) Nathaniel Sorrows
(b) Barnaby Callahoo
(c) Rene Roux
(d) William Peyton

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

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

6. 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

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

8. What does Henry come screaming to his mother, causing her great alarm, in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Cat on the wall!
(b) She’s flying!
(c) Pinna hurt!
(d) Bee in the bush!

9. What year is it when Emilienne’s family immigrates to the United States?
(a) 1951
(b) 1889
(c) 1916
(d) 1912

10. In the novel’s Prologue, the narrator states, “to many, I was myth incarnate, the embodiment of a most superb legend, a fairy tale. Some considered me a monster, a mutation. To my great misfortune, I was once mistaken for” what?
(a) An angel
(b) A woman
(c) A goddess
(d) A bird

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

12. What does Gabe work on building constantly in his work shed during Ava’s childhood in Chapter 10?
(a) A bassinet
(b) A motorized airplane
(c) A houseboat
(d) Life-size wings

13. Throughout the novel, Ava Lavender expresses her concerns and obsessions with what concept and its role in her life?
(a) Revenge
(b) Piety
(c) Fate
(d) Terrorism

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

15. In the community of Pinnacle Lane, Emilienne is perceived by her neighbors to be what during her first year there?
(a) A vampire
(b) A pious martyr
(c) A witch
(d) An angel

Short Answer Questions

1. When Wilhelmina first meets Emilienne in Chapter 3, she tells her, “Rumor has it you’re the neighborhood” what?

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

3. How does Emilienne’s husband die in the novel?

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

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

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