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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Gabe when his mother is killed in Chapter 7?
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 16
(d) 12

2. In the community of Pinnacle Lane, Emilienne is perceived by her neighbors to be what during her first year there?
(a) An angel
(b) A witch
(c) A pious martyr
(d) A vampire

3. How old is Emilienne when her family immigrates to the United States?
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 6
(d) 12

4. What is Mrs. Cooper’s first name in the novel?
(a) Wilhelmina
(b) Penelope
(c) Fatima
(d) Beatrix

5. What is Mr. Cooper’s first name in the novel?
(a) Zeb
(b) Gabe
(c) Jack
(d) Rene

6. How does the narrator describe John Griffith’s vehicle in Chapter 6?
(a) 1932 Ford Coupe
(b) 1951 Chevrolet Pickup
(c) 1971 Chevrolet Impala
(d) 1950 Buick Sedanette

7. 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

8. 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”?
(a) William Peyton
(b) Constance Quakenbush
(c) Beatrix Griffith
(d) Gabe

9. The narrator says in Chapter 4, “The neighborhood boys teased Jack mercilessly until learning that Viviane Lavender could” do what?
(a) Outrun and outspit any one of them
(b) Play cards better than anyone
(c) Drive a car and ride a horse
(d) Fly with wings above them

10. What abnormality does Ava describe herself as having been born with in the narrative?
(a) White hair
(b) Wings
(c) Odd-colored eyes
(d) Talons

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

12. What is the name of the man that Emilienne marries and moves to Seattle with in Chapter 2?
(a) William Peyton
(b) Connor Lavender
(c) John Griffith
(d) Beauregard Lavender

13. How did Gabe’s mother support herself and her son, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) She sold flowers in a shop
(b) She worked in a café
(c) She was a librarian
(d) She prostituted herself

14. By what name does Henry call the ghost of Rene Roux when he refers to him in the narrative?
(a) The Mad Man
(b) The Tall Man
(c) The Sad Man
(d) The Strange Man

15. How old is Viviane when she finds the white dress that resembles a child-size wedding gown in a closet in the house in Chapter 4?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 9
(d) 12

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack and Emilienne’s favorite spot that they go to after the movies in Chapter 5?

2. Throughout the novel, Ava Lavender expresses her concerns and obsessions with what concept and its role in her life?

3. The narrator describes Viviane in Chapter 4 as instigating a neighborhood rivalry with the kids from what area?

4. Who is the author of the journal entry that concludes Chapter 13?

5. How old is Jack Griffith when “more than two thousand soldiers launch the U.S. into World War II” in Chapter 5?

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