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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who relishes her breakfast the next morning though Louis and Thérèse refuse to eat?
(a) Baptiste.
(b) Madeleine.
(c) Henri.
(d) Léonie.

2. What is next to a photo of Léonie?
(a) A photo of a German officer.
(b) A photo of Baptiste.
(c) A photograph of Thérèse dressed for her first communion.
(d) A photo of Léonie's mother.

3. Who chases Léonie?
(a) A group of boys led by Baptiste.
(b) A middle-aged man who is angry that she buys bread from the traitor.
(c) Antoinette's ghost.
(d) Some German soldiers.

4. With what is Léonie fascinated?
(a) The way Baptiste cannot keep his eyes off Thérèse.
(b) The family photographs.
(c) The way Thérèse is dressed.
(d) With how sharp the kitchen knives are.

5. What color of eyes does everyone in the area seem to have?
(a) Green.
(b) It varies.
(c) Blue.
(d) Dark brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Victorine takes Léonie and Thérèse into the woods?

2. Where will Thérèse sleep?

3. Why doesn't Thérèse like the dressing room?

4. What does Léonie see in the woods?

5. Who convinces Thérèse to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the occupation of the Germans described in "The Carpets"?

2. In the chapter, "The Quimper Dish, what do you think is the reason behind Thérèse's sudden "illness"?

3. What does Thérèse notice in the graveyard in the chapter "The Doorbell"?

4. What scene in the chapter, "The Camp Bed," suggests that the personal dynamics of the household is about to change?

5. What is foreshadowed in the chapter "The Baby Book"?

6. How is the dream connected to Léonie's dream in the first chapter?

7. What is the implication of Madeleine scolding Thérèse for upsetting her father on his first day home?

8. To what do you think Léonie's fears are related in the chapter "The Nightlight"?

9. What is the memory that Léonie intuits?

10. Do you think either woman is more innocent in the way they interact here in the chapter titled "The Cigarette?"

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