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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Emilienne’s schoolmate that constantly flirts with Jack Griffith in Chapter 5?
(a) Viviane Lavender
(b) Constance Quakenbush
(c) Beatrix Griffith
(d) Sarah Callahoo

2. Who works diligently on converting the spare bedroom into a nursery at the house on Pinnacle Lane in Chapter 9?
(a) Jack
(b) Gabe
(c) Emilienne
(d) Rowe

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

4. How many months has it been since Viviane has heard from Jack in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 5

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Gabe when he lies about his age to enlist in the military?

3. What is the baby mobile made of that hangs over the crib in Chapter 9?

4. In what year does the Cooper family move next-door to the Lavenders in Chapter 10?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurrences does the narrator describe happening to Viviane when she is seven years old in Chapter 4?

2. Why does Viviane not pursue her ambitions as a stewardess in Chapter 8?

3. What causes Marigold Pie’s sister to send her son to live with Widow Pie in Chapter 12?

4. How would you describe the narrative style of The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender?

5. How does Ava describe her birth in the novel’s Prologue? When and where was Ava born?

6. What causes Viviane to become concerned for Ava’s safety in the beginning of Chapter 13?

7. Where did Emilienne’s family move when she was eight, according to the narrator in Chapter 1? Why?

8. How does Ava describe Emilienne as a mother in Chapter 4? How is her relationship with Viviane described?

9. Where is Jack intending to attend school in Chapter 6? How does Jack feel about his prospects?

10. What does Ava say she wishes and wonders about her mother when she was young in Chapter 4?

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