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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color hair is Emilienne described as having in the novel?
(a) Black
(b) Light brown
(c) Auburn
(d) Blond

2. How does the narrator describe John Griffith’s feelings for Emilienne Lavender in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) He regards her as a sister
(b) He loves her like a father
(c) He wishes to be her
(d) He lusts for her

3. What word does Ava say Henry uses for “good” in Chapter 11?
(a) Gourmand
(b) Caramel
(c) Pinna
(d) Excalibur

4. What is the name of Marigold Pie’s sister that comes to visit her once she’s become obese in Chapter 12?
(a) Constance Quakenbush
(b) Iris Sorrows
(c) Beatrix Griffith
(d) Laura Lovelorn

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cardigan’s response when Ava asks her in the opening of Chapter 16, “What’s his name?”

2. What is the name of Marigold Pie’s nephew that is sent to care for her after she’s become obese in Chapter 12?

3. Who visits Viviane and brings gifts for her children when they are two years old, saying to Viviane, “You shouldn’t have to do this alone”?

4. What “mule-headed” Shakespearean character is described in Chapter 19 as “stumbling from tents of sheer turquoise and white”?

5. The narrator describes Gabe’s mother as having told him she was of what descent in Chapter 7?

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