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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. Where is the giant bonfire held every year at the Solstice Festival at Pinnacle Lane?

2. Who is sleeping next to Ava when she awakens in the hospital in Chapter 24?

3. What month is it as Ava climbs to the roof of her house in Chapter 26?

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

5. In Emilienne’s dream in the beginning of Chapter 26, she is transported back to what location?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What project do Gabe and Henry begin working on together in Chapter 14?

3. How is Emilienne’s dream described in the beginning of Chapter 26? Who appears in her dream?

4. How does Henry respond when Viviane asks him if he is ok in the truck in Chapter 22?

5. Who appears at Ava’s window in the beginning of Chapter 15? How does Ava respond?

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

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

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

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

10. How is Emilienne’s behavior described in the beginning of Chapter 21? What has influenced her change in behavior?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Marigold Pie in the novel. When Marigold Pie is introduced, how much does she weigh? How does Marigold Pie’s behavior and appearance change once she begins eating sweets compulsively? How does Marigold’s sister respond to the changes in Marigold?

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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