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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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 smell of the rain
(b) The sound of the birds
(c) The smell of the grass
(d) The sound of the wind

2. What is the name of the Coopers’ daughter and Ava’s best friend in childhood?
(a) Viviane
(b) Cardigan
(c) Pierette
(d) Margaux

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

4. Where did Gabe live with his mother when he was a child, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) San Francisco, California
(b) Sacramento, California
(c) Brooklyn, New York
(d) Los Angeles, California

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?
(a) 12
(b) 3
(c) 9
(d) 6

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Viviane do when Jack visits her at work to say “I’ll never forget you,” in Chapter 8?

2. What is the Latin word for “feather” that Henry uses to refer to Ava in the novel?

3. The narrator says of Viviane in Chapter 4, “As a toddler, she could easily whip up a batch of” what desserts?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the onset of World War II affect the Griffith home in Chapter 5?

2. How does Ava describe Marigold Pie prior to her sweets addiction in Chapter 12?

3. How does the narrator describe the death of Gabe’s mother in Chapter 7? How old is Gabe at this time?

4. What occurrences does the narrator describe happening to Viviane when she is seven years old in Chapter 4?

5. How does the narrator introduce the character of Emilienne Roux in Chapter 1? When was Emilienne born?

6. Where are Jack and Viviane in the beginning of Chapter 6? How old are they in the beginning of the chapter?

7. Why does Viviane not pursue her ambitions as a stewardess in Chapter 8?

8. Who brings gifts to Ava and Henry when they are two? What happens to this character?

9. How is the character of Wilhelmina Dovewolf described in Chapter 3? How old is Wilhelmina when she arrives at Pinnacle Lane?

10. How is the relationship between Fatima Ines de Dores and her brother described in Chapter 2?

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