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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator describes Gabe’s mother as having told him she was of what descent in Chapter 7?
(a) Romanian
(b) French
(c) Italian
(d) Portuguese

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

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

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

6. 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) William Peyton
(b) Beatrix Griffith
(c) Constance Quakenbush
(d) Gabe

7. How many times does the narrator say Emilienne Roux fell in love before her nineteenth birthday in Chapter 1?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 2

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

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

10. Who is the author of the journal entry that concludes Chapter 13?
(a) Constance Quakenbush
(b) Iris Sorrows
(c) Laura Lovelorn
(d) Nathaniel Sorrows

11. 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 shoots him
(c) She slaps him
(d) She quits her job

12. What does Henry’s first word, “Trouver” mean in French?
(a) To fear
(b) To find
(c) To kill
(d) To love

13. When Wilhelmina first meets Emilienne in Chapter 3, she tells her, “Rumor has it you’re the neighborhood” what?
(a) Witch
(b) Angel
(c) Baker
(d) Midwife

14. 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 school parking lot
(d) The town reservoir

15. The narrator describes Viviane in Chapter 4 as instigating a neighborhood rivalry with the kids from what area?
(a) Oak Park
(b) Brooklyn
(c) Phinney Ridge
(d) The Bronx

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jack Griffith when “more than two thousand soldiers launch the U.S. into World War II” in Chapter 5?

2. What is the date of the journal entry that concludes Chapter 13?

3. Why is Jack Griffith deemed unfit for combat in the military in Chapter 6?

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

5. In the opening of Chapter 12, the narrator says, “Those born under Pacific Northwest skies are like” what?

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