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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 does Emilienne say to Rowe as he drives her home in Chapter 21?
2. What is the midsummer festival called in Greece, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?
3. What color are the wings that Ava describes unfolding from her back in the conclusion of Chapter 27?
4. Emilienne says in her dream in Chapter 26 that you cannot play bezique with how many players?
5. How old is Rowe Cooper said to be in the beginning of Chapter 15?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who calls Viviane regarding Henry’s disappearance in Chapter 20? Where is Ava at this time?
2. How is Emilienne’s dream described in the beginning of Chapter 26? Who appears in her dream?
3. How does Ava respond to the disbelief of the teenagers at the reservoir in Chapter 15?
4. How does Ava feel when she sees Rowe returning home in Chapter 26? What does Fatima’s ghost say to Ava before departing?
5. What does Ava discover when she attempts to flee the home of Marigold Pie in Chapter 23?
6. How is the new home of Jack Griffith described in the beginning of Chapter 27?
7. How has Gabe’s behavior changed in the beginning of Chapter 18? Why?
8. Who appears at Ava’s window in the beginning of Chapter 15? How does Ava respond?
9. What is related in the journal entry that concludes Chapter 18? When is this entry dated?
10. How does Henry respond when Viviane asks him if he is ok in the truck in Chapter 22?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Describe and discuss Gabe’s and Viviane’s differences in their viewpoints of how to raise Henry and Ava. Do you agree with Viviane that the children are best cared for at home and protected from the outside world? Why or why not?
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