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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 12 that Viviane “could close her eyes and know the season just by” what?
(a) The sound of the wind
(b) The sound of the birds
(c) The smell of the grass
(d) The smell of the rain

2. 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) A woman
(b) A goddess
(c) An angel
(d) A bird

3. Who is Emilienne’s schoolmate that constantly flirts with Jack Griffith in Chapter 5?
(a) Sarah Callahoo
(b) Constance Quakenbush
(c) Viviane Lavender
(d) Beatrix Griffith

4. What is the occupation of Emilienne Roux’s father?
(a) He is a bank accountant
(b) He is a baker
(c) He is a phrenologist
(d) He is a wheat farmer

5. Who works diligently on converting the spare bedroom into a nursery at the house on Pinnacle Lane in Chapter 9?
(a) Rowe
(b) Gabe
(c) Jack
(d) Emilienne

6. How old is Gabe when he lies about his age to enlist in the military?
(a) 16
(b) 15
(c) 14
(d) 13

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

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

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

10. 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) Constance Quakenbush
(c) Iris Sorrows
(d) Beatrix Griffith

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of the journal entry that concludes Chapter 13?

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

4. What is the name of the Coopers’ daughter and Ava’s best friend in childhood?

5. What is the baby mobile made of that hangs over the crib in Chapter 9?

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