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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. When Wilhelmina first meets Emilienne in Chapter 3, she tells her, “Rumor has it you’re the neighborhood” what?
2. In what year does the Cooper family move next-door to the Lavenders in Chapter 10?
3. Who shoots and kills Rene Roux in Chapter 1?
4. What does Henry’s first word, “Trouver” mean in French?
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?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ava describe Emilienne as a mother in Chapter 4? How is her relationship with Viviane described?
2. How does Ava describe her birth in the novel’s Prologue? When and where was Ava born?
3. How does the narrator describe the community’s response to Ava’s unusual birth in Chapter 9? Who names Ava?
4. How does the onset of World War II affect the Griffith home in Chapter 5?
5. What causes Marigold Pie’s sister to send her son to live with Widow Pie in Chapter 12?
6. How does the narrator describe the death of Gabe’s mother in Chapter 7? How old is Gabe at this time?
7. What does Ava say she wishes and wonders about her mother when she was young in Chapter 4?
8. How does the narrator introduce the character of Emilienne Roux in Chapter 1? When was Emilienne born?
9. Where is Jack intending to attend school in Chapter 6? How does Jack feel about his prospects?
10. What was known by the community regarding the parentage of Viviane’s children, according to the narrator in Chapter 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the character of Emilienne Roux as the central character in the first part of the novel. What characteristics does Emilienne exhibit in the reading? How does she relate to her siblings and parents? How does Emilienne cope with the loss of her siblings and parents?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Fatima Ines de Dores in the novel. How old is Fatima when she goes to live with her brother? Where does she arrive from? How does the author describe Fatima’s characteristics and behavior?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Wilhelmina Dovetail in the novel. How old is Wilhelmina when she first arrives at Pinnacle Lane? How is her appearance described? How is Wilhelmina regarded by Emilienne when they first meet?
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