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

2. What age has Viviane just turned in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 17
(d) 14

3. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a person not suited in behavior or attitude to his social environment?
(a) Martyr
(b) Investigator
(c) Captor
(d) Misfit

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. What does Ava say “etoile de mer” translates to from French in Chapter 11?
(a) Pigeon
(b) Canary
(c) Starfish
(d) Whale

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of John Griffith’s wife in the novel?

2. What is the name of Marigold Pie’s nephew that is sent to care for her after she’s become obese in Chapter 12?

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

4. How old is Gabe when his mother is killed in Chapter 7?

5. The narrator describes Viviane in Chapter 4 as instigating a neighborhood rivalry with the kids from what area?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ava describe Emilienne as a mother in Chapter 4? How is her relationship with Viviane described?

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

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

4. Where has Viviane begun working in Chapter 8? Why? Whom does the narrator describe Viviane first encountering at her job in the chapter?

5. What uncommon phrases does Henry begin repeating in Chapter 13? Why?

6. How does the narrator describe the community’s response to Ava’s unusual birth in Chapter 9? Who names Ava?

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

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

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

10. When does Ava say Henry was “freed from our mother’s protective rule on the hill” in Chapter 11? Why?

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