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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. What does Ava say Marigold Pie did after awakening from her drugged state in Chapter 26?

2. How does Jack contact Viviane to say he’s found her son in the beginning of Chapter 20?

3. How old is Rowe Cooper said to be in the beginning of Chapter 15?

4. What word from Chapter 27 refers to the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning?

5. What does Ava describe hanging over the mantle in Marigold Pie’s home in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. What project do Gabe and Henry begin working on together in Chapter 14?

2. What do Gabe and Viviane argue about in Chapter 16? How does Ava respond to the argument?

3. What is the first “clue” that Emilienne deciphers when she arrives at the home of Marigold Pie in Chapter 24?

4. What is related in the journal entry that concludes Chapter 18? When is this entry dated?

5. How does Emilienne get home from the bakery in Chapter 21? What conversation takes place during this journey?

6. What takes place when Viviane encounters Nathaniel Sorrows in the road in Chapter 24?

7. How has Gabe’s behavior changed in the beginning of Chapter 18? Why?

8. What leads Emilienne to call the police in Chapter 23? Where does she send the police when she calls?

9. How does Ava describe the after-story of Marigold Pie in Chapter 26? Where did Marigold Pie go?

10. How does Ava respond to the disbelief of the teenagers at the reservoir in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the supernatural elements in The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. How does the narrator explain the strange phenomena that takes place in the story? How is Ava’s lineage related to the supernatural?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Cardigan Cooper in the novel. How old is Cardigan when she and Ava first become best friends? How does Cardigan view Ava’s wings? How does their friendship evolve as the girls grow older?

Essay Topic 3

The character of John Griffith in the novel. How does Ava describe John’s feelings regarding Emilienne Lavender in Chapter 5? What can you discern of John’s character based on his behavior toward his wife and son? How does John Griffith change in the course of the story?

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