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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 153-212.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Molly when her character is introduced in the narrative?
(a) 22.
(b) 17.
(c) 13.
(d) 91.

2. What were the names of Vivian's brothers that died in the tenement fire in 1929?
(a) John and Edward.
(b) Gerald and Mark.
(c) Dominick and James.
(d) Peter and Billy.

3. Where does the orphan train that Vivian rides on in 1929 make its first stop to meet potential adopters?
(a) Topeka.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Chicago.

4. What is the name of Jack's mother in the novel?
(a) Vivian.
(b) Marie.
(c) Terry.
(d) Dina.

5. Of what does Vivian say in the Prologue, "Many times in my life I have felt them around me, observing, witnessing, when no one in the living world knew or cared what happened"?
(a) Demons.
(b) The gods of Fate.
(c) Angels.
(d) Ghosts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Molly when her father died?

2. How is the Grotes home described when Vivian first arrives there?

3. What word is used in Section 3 to describe "a stew of diced meat, onion, and vegetables, with mustard, ginger, and vinegar"?

4. From what illness did the Nielsens' daughter die?

5. What is the name of the maid at the Nielsens' home?

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