Daughters of the House | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1, The Wall | Chapter 2, The Writing Table

1. The novel begins with the description of what?

A nightmare.

2. Of what is Antionette's mouth full?

Torn-up letters and broken glass.

3. How is the farmhouse described?

As changeable.

4. When do Léonie and Thérèse meet?

After years of separation.

5. What has Léonie been doing while Thérèse has been in the convent?

Léonie married Baptiste and has been raising a family.

6. At the end of the chapter what does Léonie imagine she and Thérèse are doing?

Playing a game where they spin on the spot until one of them falls.

Chapter 3, The Doorbell | Chapter 4, The Chandelier

1. How does Thérèse arrive?

By bus.

2. How long has it been since Thérèse had left the monastery?

20 years.

3. Who is staring angrily at Thérèse as the front door opens?

Léonie.

4. Where...
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