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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. What does Henry create after taking a ride with Gabe in the truck in Chapter 11?
(a) A model airplane
(b) A map of the neighborhood
(c) A painting of the ocean
(d) A drawing of a bird

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

4. How old is Viviane when she finds the white dress that resembles a child-size wedding gown in a closet in the house in Chapter 4?
(a) 9
(b) 6
(c) 12
(d) 4

5. Viviane Lavender is described in the novel as having an acute sense of what?
(a) Hearing
(b) Sight
(c) Smell
(d) Touch

6. How does the narrator describe John Griffith’s feelings for Emilienne Lavender in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) He loves her like a father
(b) He regards her as a sister
(c) He wishes to be her
(d) He lusts for her

7. What is the name of the ship that Emilienne’s family boards for the United States in Chapter 1?
(a) The SS Manhatine
(b) The SS Titanic
(c) The SS France
(d) The SS Portugal

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

9. 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

10. 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) Gabe
(c) Constance Quakenbush
(d) Beatrix Griffith

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

12. What word does Ava say Henry uses for “good” in Chapter 11?
(a) Pinna
(b) Caramel
(c) Gourmand
(d) Excalibur

13. What does Wilhelmina leave in the place of the loaf of bread she takes from the bakery when she first visits in Chapter 3?
(a) A cedar basket
(b) A cup of coffee
(c) A potato
(d) A shell bracelet

14. Who is described in Chapter 13 as Cardigan’s “latest acquisition”?
(a) Laura Lovelorn
(b) William Peyton
(c) Nathaniel Sorrows
(d) Jeremiah Flannery

15. What is the name of Emilienne Roux’s father?
(a) Jack Roux
(b) Beauregard Roux
(c) Rowe Roux
(d) Henry Roux

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack and Emilienne’s favorite spot that they go to after the movies in Chapter 5?

2. What is Mrs. Cooper’s first name in the novel?

3. What does Viviane say “Ava” means in Chapter 9?

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

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

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