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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. Who is the first person to discover Ava’s injured body in Chapter 24?

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

3. Who have kept the bakery going during Ava’s recovery in Chapter 25?

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

5. What does Nathaniel do to Ava after raping her in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is described in the diary entry that concludes Chapter 15? Who wrote this excerpt?

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

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

5. How is Ava introduced to the teenagers at the reservoir in Chapter 15? Who introduces Ava?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Ava come to discover her grandmother’s death in Chapter 26? What does Ava do next?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss John Griffith’s transformation in Chapter 10. What trigger causes John Griffith to change? How does he change? What does John Griffith say to Emilienne when he visits the bakery in Chapter 10? How does Emilienne respond?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Viviane Lavender in the novel. How does Viviane differ from her mother? How are they alike? With whom is Viviane closest as a child?

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