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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. Who is Ava Lavender’s father in The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender?

2. What is the date of the journal entry that concludes Chapter 16?

3. What is the name of Jack Griffith’s maid in Chapter 22?

4. What is Henry doing when Viviane encounters him in Jack’s home in Chapter 22?

5. What does Viviane begin doing after she has an epiphany about Jack while putting Henry and Trouver into the truck in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the new home of Jack Griffith described in the beginning of Chapter 27?

2. What discoveries does Viviane make when she goes to retrieve Henry in Chapter 22?

3. What is related in the journal entry that concludes Chapter 18? When is this entry dated?

4. How does Ava come to encounter Nathaniel Sorrows in Chapter 20?

5. How do Ava and Cardigan go about preparing for the Summer Solstice festival in Chapter 19?

6. What leads Emilienne to call the police in Chapter 23? Where does she send the police when she calls?

7. Who calls Viviane regarding Henry’s disappearance in Chapter 20? Where is Ava at this time?

8. How does Ava describe the after-story of Marigold Pie in Chapter 26? Where did Marigold Pie go?

9. What is the first “clue” that Emilienne deciphers when she arrives at the home of Marigold Pie in Chapter 24?

10. How is Ava greeted when she is led into the home of Marigold Pie in Chapter 23?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Gabe in the novel. How old is Gabe when he comes to live and work at Pinnacle Lane? When did Gabe enlist in the military? How does Emilienne perceive Gabe?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jack Griffith’s plans for the future and his perspective of his situation in Chapter 6. Why does Jack feel like a failure because he’s planning to attend college as opposed to fighting in the war? How does Viviane view Jack’s circumstances?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Jack Griffith in the narrative. How old is Jack when Viviane first meets him? How does the narrator describe their friendship throughout childhood? How does Jack’s character evolve in the course of the story?

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