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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 Ava attempts to find an exit to Marigold Pie’s home, she enters a room filled with what dead animals in Chapter 23?

2. Rowe has received a full scholarship to what college in Chapter 15?

3. Who says in Emilienne’s dream in the beginning of Chapter 26, “We’ve been waiting for you. None of us can remember how to play bezique”?

4. What color is Trouver the dog described as in Chapter 14?

5. Whose truck does Ava see pulling away from her driveway as she nears her house in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Gabe and Viviane argue about in Chapter 16? How does Ava respond to the argument?

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

3. How does Emilienne get home from the bakery in Chapter 21? What conversation takes place during this journey?

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

5. What does Ava discover when she attempts to flee the home of Marigold Pie in Chapter 23?

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

7. Where does the ghost of Fatima lead Ava in Chapter 17? How does she lead Ava?

8. How has Gabe’s behavior changed in the beginning of Chapter 18? Why?

9. What is related in the journal entry that concludes Chapter 17? When is this entry dated?

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

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

The character of John Griffith in the novel. How does Ava describe John’s feelings regarding Emilienne Lavender in Chapter 5? What can you discern of John’s character based on his behavior toward his wife and son? How does John Griffith change in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of the novel. Is the narrative related from a first, second, or third-person narrator? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? Is the story told in the present or past tense? What effects does each of these authorial choices have on the reader?

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