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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 Elisabeth do for a living?

2. When Daniel remembers going to Paris, how old does he remember the woman was he went with him?

3. What SS officer had his office and living quarters at the Palais de la Prefecture?

4. In Part 2 when Daniel feels like he is inside something, what girl's name does he think of when he sees a girl trying on armor?

5. What does Daniel think the name of the woman was that he went to Paris with?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1993, why did Elisabeth want to talk to Daniel when he was her neighbor?

2. When Elisabeth nods off when she is visiting Daniel, what does she see in her dream in pages 37-40?

3. What does Daniel want at the end of the description of him being inside a tree?

4. In pages 1-52, what does Elisabeth discover when she goes to visit Daniel, and what does she do while she sits with him?

5. What conversation did Elisabeth and Wendy have when Elisabeth was 13?

6. In pages 1-52, what is Daniel's condition?

7. In pages 53-57, when Elisabeth and Wendy go for a walk and find a fence blocking the way, what does Wendy say that she is tired of?

8. What does Elisabeth try to do at the post office in pages 1-52, and how successful is she?

9. When Elisabeth was 13, what did Wendy decide about Elisabeth's relationship with Daniel?

10. How is Elisabeth described in pages 1-52?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elisabeth and Daniel meet because they are neighbors. What does it mean to be neighbors? Why do neighbors need to find common ground? In the novel, what compromises does Smith suggest help relationships between neighbors and why are those compromises necessary?

Essay Topic 2

Elisabeth and her mother do not have a close relationship. How would you describe the relationship between the two women? How does the relationship change, and what does that reveal about the women?

Essay Topic 3

The novel is told from the point of view of a first-person omniscient narrator. What does this style of narration reveal about characters? How does the point of view influence readers and how they think about characters?

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