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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What month is it as Viviane awaits childbirth in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) March
(b) April
(c) February
(d) January

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

8. What does Viviane say “Ava” means in Chapter 9?
(a) Monster
(b) Angel
(c) Witch
(d) Bird

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

10. In what year do Ava and Henry turn fifteen in Chapter 12?
(a) 1979
(b) 1959
(c) 1955
(d) 1961

11. Jack suggests to Emilienne in the conclusion of Chapter 5 that perhaps his father would not hate him so much if what were the case?
(a) If he were going to attend college
(b) If he weren’t dating Emilienne
(c) If he married Emilienne
(d) If he weren’t blind

12. How old is Jack Griffith when “more than two thousand soldiers launch the U.S. into World War II” in Chapter 5?
(a) 17
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 19

13. When Viviane first meets Jack Griffith, he is digging a hole in his yard that he believes will lead him to what?
(a) The Arctic Ocean
(b) The Hoover Dam
(c) The remains of King Tut
(d) China

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 4, “The neighborhood boys teased Jack mercilessly until learning that Viviane Lavender could” do what?

2. What herbs bundled together does Wilhelmina give to Emilienne to use in a cleansing ritual in Chapter 3?

3. What is Mr. Cooper’s first name in the novel?

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

5. What term from the novel refers to the railed rooftop platform frequently found on 19th century North American coastal houses?

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