1. The narrator describes Gabe’s mother as having told him she was of what descent in Chapter 7?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Romanian
(c) French
(d) Italian

2. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a person not suited in behavior or attitude to his social environment?
(a) Captor
(b) Investigator
(c) Martyr
(d) Misfit

3. Who is hired to replace Emilienne at the bakery in Chapter 25?
(a) Viviane
(b) Cardigan
(c) Gabe
(d) Beatrix Griffith

4. In the opening of Chapter 12, the narrator says, “Those born under Pacific Northwest skies are like” what?
(a) Daffodils
(b) Roses
(c) Whale
(d) Poppies

5. In the novel’s Prologue, the narrator states, “to many, I was myth incarnate, the embodiment of a most superb legend, a fairy tale. Some considered me a monster, a mutation. To my great misfortune, I was once mistaken for” what?
(a) A bird
(b) A goddess
(c) An angel
(d) A woman

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 11, Ava says, "Henry was freed from our mother's protective rule on the hill just a few months after we turned” how old?

2. Who is sleeping next to Ava when she awakens in the hospital in Chapter 24?

3. What does Henry create after taking a ride with Gabe in the truck in Chapter 11?

4. What does Emilienne do for the first time in over thirty years when leaving the bakery in Chapter 21?

5. What flower is said to be “the symbol for unrequited love” in Chapter 16?

(see the answer key)

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