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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of animal does Pierette transform herself into at the age of fifteen?
(a) A cat
(b) A chicken
(c) A dog
(d) A canary

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

3. What is Jack and Emilienne’s favorite spot that they go to after the movies in Chapter 5?
(a) Salmon Bay
(b) The school parking lot
(c) The town reservoir
(d) The Hideout Café

4. The narrator describes Viviane in Chapter 4 as instigating a neighborhood rivalry with the kids from what area?
(a) Oak Park
(b) Brooklyn
(c) Phinney Ridge
(d) The Bronx

5. The yearly celebrations for Fatima Ines de Dores’s birthday at Pinnacle Lane fall on what holiday?
(a) Winter Solstice
(b) Summer Solstice
(c) Christmas
(d) Easter

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jack Griffith deemed unfit for combat in the military in Chapter 6?

2. It is January of what year when the narrator describes a new movie theater opening in West Seattle in Chapter 5?

3. What does Wilhelmina leave in the place of the loaf of bread she takes from the bakery when she first visits in Chapter 3?

4. What university is Jack Griffith planning to attend in Chapter 6?

5. What is the name of Ava Lavender’s twin brother in the novel?

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