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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date of the journal entry that concludes Chapter 13?
(a) March 1, 1904
(b) April 29, 1959
(c) September 12, 1955
(d) March 1, 1944

2. When does Gabe enlist in the military in Chapter 7?
(a) March, 1940
(b) September, 1942
(c) June, 1941
(d) December, 1941

3. What university is Jack Griffith planning to attend in Chapter 6?
(a) Brown University
(b) Whitman College
(c) Harvard College
(d) Rutgers University

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

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

6. How old is Gabe when his mother is killed in Chapter 7?
(a) 10
(b) 8
(c) 12
(d) 16

7. What term from the novel refers to the railed rooftop platform frequently found on 19th century North American coastal houses?
(a) Proscenium
(b) Atrium
(c) Widow’s walk
(d) Vestibule

8. Who shoots and kills Rene Roux in Chapter 1?
(a) Beatrix Griffith
(b) William Peyton
(c) John Griffith
(d) Mrs. Barnaby Callahoo

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

10. In what year does the Cooper family move next-door to the Lavenders in Chapter 10?
(a) 1952
(b) 1941
(c) 1956
(d) 1961

11. By what name does Henry call the ghost of Rene Roux when he refers to him in the narrative?
(a) The Tall Man
(b) The Mad Man
(c) The Sad Man
(d) The Strange Man

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. What color hair is Emilienne described as having in the novel?

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

4. What is Wilhelmina’s last name?

5. How old is Ava Lavender when John Griffith undergoes a transformation and visits the bakery in his tattered bathrobe to speak to Emilienne in Chapter 10?

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