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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the community of Pinnacle Lane, Emilienne is perceived by her neighbors to be what during her first year there?
2. 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?
3. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a person not suited in behavior or attitude to his social environment?
4. How old is Jack Griffith when “more than two thousand soldiers launch the U.S. into World War II” in Chapter 5?
5. What does Henry come screaming to his mother, causing her great alarm, in the beginning of Chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did Emilienne’s family move when she was eight, according to the narrator in Chapter 1? Why?
2. How does Ava describe Emilienne as a mother in Chapter 4? How is her relationship with Viviane described?
3. Where has Viviane begun working in Chapter 8? Why? Whom does the narrator describe Viviane first encountering at her job in the chapter?
4. How does the onset of World War II affect the Griffith home in Chapter 5?
5. How is the relationship between Fatima Ines de Dores and her brother described in Chapter 2?
6. What uncommon phrases does Henry begin repeating in Chapter 13? Why?
7. How does the community of Pinnacle Lane respond to the death of Connor Lavender in Chapter 3?
8. How does Ava describe Marigold Pie prior to her sweets addiction in Chapter 12?
9. How is the character of Wilhelmina Dovewolf described in Chapter 3? How old is Wilhelmina when she arrives at Pinnacle Lane?
10. How does Ava describe her birth in the novel’s Prologue? When and where was Ava born?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the character of Viviane Lavender in the novel. How does Viviane differ from her mother? How are they alike? With whom is Viviane closest as a child?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of motherhood in the novel. How would you compare Emilienne as a mother to Mrs. Beauregard Roux? What circumstances have influenced Emilienne’s capacities as a mother? How does Viviane differ as a mother in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the characters of the Roux family (with the exception of Emilienne). How old are each of Emilienne’s siblings when her family immigrates to the U.S.? How does the narrator describe the relationships within the Roux family? Is the family close?
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