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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. From whom does Jack receive a letter which he delays opening?

2. Captain Gray tells Stephen that they are planning to attack at the River _______________ very soon.

3. What does Stephen tell Isabelle about Lisette?

4. Which family visits the Azaires after dinner?

5. How old was Isabelle when she met Jean Destournel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting for Part 2 of the novel?

2. How does Jack feel about the letter he receives from his wife, Margaret?

3. Why is it that Stephen does not love his men as Captain Gray urges him to do?

4. What does Stephen tell Weir when he wants to hear something other than war talk?

5. How does Azaire learn that Isabelle is running away with Stephen?

6. What logic does Stephen employ when Isabelle is hesitant to go to England with Stephen?

7. What does Isabelle know her life will be when Stephen returns to England?

8. Why does Isabelle fear that Stephen's feelings for her have changed after their sexual encounter?

9. What are some things that could account for the contentious nature between Azaire and Isabelle?

10. Why has Stephen come to France?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

Essay Topic 2

Survival seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of survival? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 3

Develop a character study of Jeanne. What are her physical traits? What motivates her? What are her personal characteristics? What else can you say about Jeanne?

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