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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. What color hair is Emilienne described as having in the novel?
2. When does Gabe enlist in the military in Chapter 7?
3. What is the name of the Coopers’ daughter and Ava’s best friend in childhood?
4. Who is the author of the journal entry that concludes Chapter 13?
5. What kind of animal does Pierette transform herself into at the age of fifteen?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is Jack intending to attend school in Chapter 6? How does Jack feel about his prospects?
2. Where has Viviane begun working in Chapter 8? Why? Whom does the narrator describe Viviane first encountering at her job in the chapter?
3. What causes Viviane to become concerned for Ava’s safety in the beginning of Chapter 13?
4. How would you describe the narrative style of The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender?
5. When does Chapter 9 begin? How is Viviane’s condition described in the beginning of the chapter?
6. What does Ava say she wishes and wonders about her mother when she was young in Chapter 4?
7. How does the dog Trouver find his way into the home on the hill at Pinnacle Lane? What does Trouver’s name mean?
8. How is the character of John Griffith described in Chapter 5? How does John Griffith feel about Emilienne?
9. Where did Emilienne’s family move when she was eight, according to the narrator in Chapter 1? Why?
10. How does the narrator describe the death of Gabe’s mother in Chapter 7? How old is Gabe at this time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the supernatural elements in The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. How does the narrator explain the strange phenomena that takes place in the story? How is Ava’s lineage related to the supernatural?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Ava Lavender as the protagonist and narrator of the novel. How would you describe Ava’s personality as a child? How are Ava’s wings described? What size and color are her wings? How does Ava’s character evolve in the course of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Cardigan Cooper in the novel. How old is Cardigan when she and Ava first become best friends? How does Cardigan view Ava’s wings? How does their friendship evolve as the girls grow older?
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