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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What high school did Molly transfer from last year to the one she's at now?
(a) Jamestown High School.
(b) Bangor High School.
(c) West Village High School.
(d) Boston High School.

2. Where is Vivian taken to live with the Grotes?
(a) Rochester County, New York.
(b) Hemingford County, Minnesota.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Larsen County, Minnesota.

3. What was Vivian's sister Maisie's name changed to after she was adopted?
(a) Wilma Jackson.
(b) Margaret Schatzman.
(c) Mary Schatzman.
(d) Sarah Pennington.

4. What is Mr. Grote's first name?
(a) Gerald.
(b) Philip.
(c) Paul.
(d) James.

5. Where does Mr. Byrne say Fanny went to live with her sister when he sees Vivian in the Nielsens' store?
(a) Park Rapids.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

6. What kind of animal does Lori remind Molly of, according to the narrator in Section 3?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A ferret.
(d) A squirrel.

7. Who throws Vivian out of the Grotes' home?
(a) Mr. Grote.
(b) Mr. Sorenson.
(c) Mrs. Grote.
(d) Miss Larsen.

8. At what time does the Nielsen's store close each day when Vivian begins working there?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 7 p.m.
(d) 6 p.m.

9. What illness does Vivian contract after she arrives at the boarding house where Miss Larsen lives?
(a) Polio.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Tuberculosis.

10. Where does Mrs. Grund work as a sales clerk?
(a) At a bakery.
(b) At a dress store.
(c) At a shoe store.
(d) At a pharmacy.

11. What does Mrs. Nielsen say that her ancestry is while she and Vivian decorate for Christmas in Section 4?
(a) Irish.
(b) Polish.
(c) Swedish.
(d) German.

12. Where does Vivian admit that her mother went after the fire when she first arrives at Miss Larsen's room at the boarding house?
(a) To prison.
(b) Back to Ireland.
(c) To a mental hospital.
(d) To South America.

13. What last name do Dina and Ralph have in the novel?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Thibodeau.
(d) Jackson.

14. What is the age range of the students at Vivian's school when she lives with the Grotes?
(a) 6-16.
(b) 6-18.
(c) 6-13.
(d) 5-17.

15. On what date was the Nielsens' biological daughter Vivian born?
(a) June 1, 1919.
(b) July 7, 1920.
(c) September 12, 1915.
(d) October 22, 1920.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the Nielsens' home described when Vivian first arrives there?

2. What were the names of Vivian's brothers that died in the tenement fire in 1929?

3. What animal is Mr. Nielsen compared to when his character is first introduced in the novel?

4. What does Fanny give to Vivian as a Christmas gift in 1929?

5. What word does Molly's American History teacher describe as "moments in [people's] lives when they've had to take a journey, literal or metaphorical"?

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