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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. Whose apparition appears and leads Ava out of her house when she’s ill with fever in Chapter 17?

2. To whose ghost does Emilienne speak directly to in the end of Chapter 21?

3. Ava sneaks out of her house at night to go where with Cardigan and Rowe in Chapter 15?

4. What is Cardigan’s response when Ava asks her in the opening of Chapter 16, “What’s his name?”

5. Who leaves an envelope with checks in it for Viviane and Ava in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scene does Ava describe Jack Griffith seeing from his balcony in Chapter 27?

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

3. How does Ava respond to the disbelief of the teenagers at the reservoir in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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

8. What incident occurs between Ava and Nathaniel Sorrows in Chapter 17?

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

10. What takes place when Viviane encounters Nathaniel Sorrows in the road in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the theme of motherhood in the novel. How would you compare Emilienne as a mother to Mrs. Beauregard Roux? What circumstances have influenced Emilienne’s capacities as a mother? How does Viviane differ as a mother in the story?

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