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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. Who have kept the bakery going during Ava’s recovery in Chapter 25?

2. Whose address does Emilienne give to the police when she calls in Chapter 23?

3. Who is said to have changed the most following Ava’s attack in Chapter 25?

4. What kind of beauty does Cardigan tell Ava she has in Chapter 15?

5. Who says in Emilienne’s dream in the beginning of Chapter 26, “We’ve been waiting for you. None of us can remember how to play bezique”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who calls Viviane regarding Henry’s disappearance in Chapter 20? Where is Ava at this time?

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

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

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

5. What incident occurs between Ava and Nathaniel Sorrows in Chapter 17?

6. What is described in the diary entry that concludes Chapter 15? Who wrote this excerpt?

7. What is related in the journal entry that concludes Chapter 17? When is this entry dated?

8. How is the new home of Jack Griffith described in the beginning of Chapter 27?

9. What scene does Ava describe Jack Griffith seeing from his balcony in Chapter 27?

10. Who appears at Ava’s window in the beginning of Chapter 15? How does Ava respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Ava Lavender as the protagonist and narrator of the novel. How would you describe Ava’s personality as a child? How are Ava’s wings described? What size and color are her wings? How does Ava’s character evolve in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of motherhood in the novel. How would you compare Emilienne as a mother to Mrs. Beauregard Roux? What circumstances have influenced Emilienne’s capacities as a mother? How does Viviane differ as a mother in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss John Griffith’s transformation in Chapter 10. What trigger causes John Griffith to change? How does he change? What does John Griffith say to Emilienne when he visits the bakery in Chapter 10? How does Emilienne respond?

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