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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 Strange Man
(b) The Tall Man
(c) The Mad Man
(d) The Sad Man

2. What is the name of the man that Emilienne marries and moves to Seattle with in Chapter 2?
(a) Beauregard Lavender
(b) Connor Lavender
(c) John Griffith
(d) William Peyton

3. The narrator says of Viviane in Chapter 4, “As a toddler, she could easily whip up a batch of” what desserts?
(a) Cupcakes
(b) Black and white cookies
(c) Profiteroles
(d) Petit fours

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

5. What is the baby mobile made of that hangs over the crib in Chapter 9?
(a) Seashells
(b) Glass beads
(c) Dried flowers
(d) Feathers

6. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a person not suited in behavior or attitude to his social environment?
(a) Captor
(b) Martyr
(c) Misfit
(d) Investigator

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

8. What is Emilienne’s full name in the novel?
(a) Emilienne Viviane Lavender
(b) Emilienne Beatrix Roux
(c) Emilienne Adou Solange Roux
(d) Emilienne Margaux Roux

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

10. 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) Rene Roux
(c) Barnaby Callahoo
(d) William Peyton

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

12. Where did Gabe live with his mother when he was a child, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) Sacramento, California
(b) Los Angeles, California
(c) Brooklyn, New York
(d) San Francisco, California

13. Where has Viviane taken a job in the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Her mother’s bakery
(b) A bank
(c) A shoe store
(d) A soda fountain

14. What is Mr. Cooper’s first name in the novel?
(a) Rene
(b) Jack
(c) Zeb
(d) Gabe

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Gabe enlist in the military in Chapter 7?

3. Who works diligently on converting the spare bedroom into a nursery at the house on Pinnacle Lane in Chapter 9?

4. What does Henry come screaming to his mother, causing her great alarm, in the beginning of Chapter 13?

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

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