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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn" that Vivian recites in Section 2?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) John Keats.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Percy Shelley.

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

3. What was the name that Vivian was born with?
(a) Aednat Connolly.
(b) Clodagh O'Reilly.
(c) Deirdre Friel.
(d) Niamh Power.

4. What is the name of Molly's foster mother?
(a) Terry.
(b) Dina.
(c) Donna.
(d) Marie.

5. In what year is the contemporary narrative of Orphan Train set?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2011.

6. What does the narrator say in Section 1 is the thing that Molly hates the most about being in the foster care system?
(a) Moving constantly from place to place.
(b) Lack of privacy.
(c) Abusive foster parents.
(d) Dependence on people you barely know.

7. What name do the Byrnes give to Vivian when they adopt her?
(a) Emily.
(b) Marie.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Dorothy.

8. Where did Joseph Plunkett marry Grace Gifford just hours before his execution?
(a) The County Galway Courthouse.
(b) The Kilcommon jail chapel.
(c) The County Mayo Courthouse.
(d) The Kilmainham jail chapel.

9. By what name is Dutchy called by the adults on the orphan train?
(a) Paul.
(b) Hans.
(c) Luke.
(d) Billy.

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

11. Where does Molly live with her foster parents in the novel?
(a) Bangor, Maine.
(b) Spruce Harbor, Maine.
(c) Portland, Maine.
(d) Dover, Massachusetts.

12. Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary leader and was the President of what organization?
(a) Sinn Fein.
(b) The Black and Tans.
(c) the Irish Republican Brotherhood.
(d) The Royal Irish Constabulary.

13. How old does Vivian say she is in the Prologue of the novel?
(a) 67.
(b) 84.
(c) 79.
(d) 91.

14. What is the setting for the novel Anne of Green Gables?
(a) Prince Edward Island.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

15. What was the name of the turtle that Molly had as a child before she entered foster care?
(a) Byron.
(b) Carmine.
(c) Peter.
(d) Shelly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Vivian's teacher in New York when she became orphaned?

2. How old is Maisie in 1929 when Vivian begins her life story?

3. 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"?

4. What does Molly say turtles represent to the people of her culture?

5. Where is Vivian when she is adopted by the Byrnes?

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