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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ava Lavender when John Griffith undergoes a transformation and visits the bakery in his tattered bathrobe to speak to Emilienne in Chapter 10?
(a) 6
(b) 12
(c) 9
(d) 3

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

3. What university is Jack Griffith planning to attend in Chapter 6?
(a) Whitman College
(b) Harvard College
(c) Brown University
(d) Rutgers University

4. Viviane Lavender is described in the novel as having an acute sense of what?
(a) Smell
(b) Hearing
(c) Touch
(d) Sight

5. What is Wilhelmina’s last name?
(a) Dovewolf
(b) Higgins
(c) Whitedove
(d) Anderson

6. What creatures does the narrator describe Fatima Ines de Dores keeping as pets in Chapter 2?
(a) Geese
(b) Doves
(c) Cats
(d) Goats

7. Why is Jack Griffith deemed unfit for combat in the military in Chapter 6?
(a) Flat feet and bad eyesight
(b) Epilepsy
(c) Psychological instability
(d) Pigeon toes

8. 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 vampire
(d) A pious martyr

9. What is the name of Emilienne Roux’s father?
(a) Henry Roux
(b) Rowe Roux
(c) Beauregard Roux
(d) Jack Roux

10. What age has Viviane just turned in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) 17
(b) 14
(c) 15
(d) 16

11. Throughout the novel, Ava Lavender expresses her concerns and obsessions with what concept and its role in her life?
(a) Terrorism
(b) Revenge
(c) Piety
(d) Fate

12. What does Wilhelmina leave in the place of the loaf of bread she takes from the bakery when she first visits in Chapter 3?
(a) A potato
(b) A cedar basket
(c) A cup of coffee
(d) A shell bracelet

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

14. 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 prostituted herself
(c) She worked in a café
(d) She was a librarian

15. The narrator says in Chapter 12 that Viviane “could close her eyes and know the season just by” what?
(a) The sound of the birds
(b) The sound of the wind
(c) The smell of the rain
(d) The smell of the grass

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says of Viviane in Chapter 4, “As a toddler, she could easily whip up a batch of” what desserts?

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

3. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a person not suited in behavior or attitude to his social environment?

4. How does Emilienne’s husband die in the novel?

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

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