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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. In Chapter 8, who comments that it's a nice day?

2. What does the book say had lasted longer than anyone had hoped at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. What does Anne tell Chauvin regarding her child's music lesson in Chapter 8?

4. What tempo does the child say he is playing in after being questioned by the teacher in Chapter 5?

5. What does the teacher ask of Anne that causes the child to become upset at the end of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the patronne say about the child's sonatina when she hears it playing in the cafe?

2. What does Anne do with the magnolia on her dress during the dinner party?

3. What do Anne and Chauvin talk about regarding the child when they first sit down in the cafe in Chapter 6?

4. Describe how Anne leaves the cafe at the end of Chapter 8.

5. How is the preparation of the salmon described in Chapter 7?

6. Describe the first time Anne and Chauvin physically touch.

7. Describe how Anne and Chauvin react when the child enters the cafe near the end of Chapter 6.

8. What does Anne do after leaving the dinner party?

9. In what way does Chauvin tell Anne the dead woman obeyed her husband?

10. What happens when the teacher makes the child play scales as punishment in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of social class and society in the book. In what ways does society and/or social class impact the relationship between Anne and Chauvin?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author's purpose for often combining Anne and Chauvin's dialogue. What might she be telling the reader about the nature of their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's portrayal of the child in the book. What reasons can be given for not giving the child a name? What role does the child play to the book's overall theme?

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