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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The behavioral traits that are exhibited by Henry Lavender in the novel suggest that he might suffer from what condition?
2. By what name does Henry call the ghost of Rene Roux when he refers to him in the narrative?
3. Why is Jack Griffith deemed unfit for combat in the military in Chapter 6?
4. Who asks Viviane what she’s going to do now that Jack is marrying someone else in Chapter 8?
5. In the beginning of Chapter 11, Ava says, "Henry was freed from our mother's protective rule on the hill just a few months after we turned” how old?
Short Essay Questions
1. When does Chapter 9 begin? How is Viviane’s condition described in the beginning of the chapter?
2. How does the narrator describe the death of Gabe’s mother in Chapter 7? How old is Gabe at this time?
3. Who brings gifts to Ava and Henry when they are two? What happens to this character?
4. How does Ava describe her birth in the novel’s Prologue? When and where was Ava born?
5. How is the character of John Griffith described in Chapter 5? How does John Griffith feel about Emilienne?
6. How does Ava describe Marigold Pie prior to her sweets addiction in Chapter 12?
7. How does the narrator describe the community’s response to Ava’s unusual birth in Chapter 9? Who names Ava?
8. How does the onset of World War II affect the Griffith home in Chapter 5?
9. What does Ava say she wishes and wonders about her mother when she was young in Chapter 4?
10. What uncommon phrases does Henry begin repeating in Chapter 13? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Nathaniel Sorrows in the novel. Based on Nathaniel’s diary entries, how does he feel about the strange creature he saw when he arrived at his aunt’s home? How does Nathaniel’s obsession with Ava begin? What happens to Nathaniel at the end of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrative style of the novel. Is the narrative related from a first, second, or third-person narrator? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? Is the story told in the present or past tense? What effects does each of these authorial choices have on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the character of Emilienne Roux as the central character in the first part of the novel. What characteristics does Emilienne exhibit in the reading? How does she relate to her siblings and parents? How does Emilienne cope with the loss of her siblings and parents?
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