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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 word from Chapter 27 refers to the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning?

3. Why does Rowe send Ava and Cardigan on along to get home in the beginning of Chapter 20?

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

5. How does Cardigan reach Ava’s window in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is Nathaniel Sorrows’s attack on Ava described in Chapter 23? How is Ava harmed in the attack?

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

10. How does Ava feel when she sees Rowe returning home in Chapter 26? What does Fatima’s ghost say to Ava before departing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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