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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. The child ask Anne if they are going to walk where?

2. What is the first subject the man at the bar brings up when he first addresses Anne?

3. What or whom announces the end of the workday in Chapter 2?

4. Who says, "I told you the last time, I told you the time before that, I've told you a hundred times"?

5. Whom does the child say did not make the noise in the cafe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anne describe the dead woman's scream to the man in Chapter 3?

2. Describe the patronne's reaction when Anne and the man at the bar begin talking again in Chapter 3.

3. Describe the conversations between Anne and the patronne at the beginning of Chapter 3.

4. What does Anne tell Chauvin regarding the beech tree near her bedroom window?

5. How does Anne react towards the man when he asks her questions about her home?

6. How does Anne react toward the teacher when her child misbehaves in the first music lesson?

7. What does Anne tell Chauvin she does at night while her child is asleep?

8. During their conversation in Chapter 4, what does Anne tell Chauvin she already knew about him?

9. Describe how the man at the bar acts as more people enter the cafe after the workday has ended.

10. Describe the teacher's reaction after Anne, the child, and the teacher investigate the scream outside the window.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance in physical contact in the book. What is the difference in the contact between Anne and her child and Anne and Chauvin? What might physical contact signify to these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance in the use of reality in the often fantasy driven conversations between Anne and Chauvin. In what ways was this reality used to foreshadow the future of their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Anne's daily patterns in the book. What do these patterns say about the nature of Anne's life? What role does the child play into these patterns?

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