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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. What book does Monsieur Perdu refuse to sell a customer in Chapter 3?

2. In what book does Clarissa Menepeche loved the warrior Brienne?

3. What is the house number of the place were Monsieur Perdu lives?

4. What do Madame Bernard and Madame Rosalette want Monsieur Perdu to give in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 9, what exercises does Perdu do after taking a shower?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, where does Perdu think about mooring for the evening and why?

2. In Chapter 4, why does Perdu say that he named his barge the "Literary Apothecary"?

3. How do Perdu and Max get dinner in Chapter 19?

4. In Chapter 8, what did Perdu get rid of and what did he keep after Manon was gone?

5. In Chapter 5, how does Perdu say that he knows what books are suitable for people?

6. What is the flag like that Max finds in Chapter 16?

7. What did Paris seem like to Perdu when his parents took him to see relatives in Brittany?

8. What does Catherine tell Perdu in a note in Chapter 9?

9. In Chapter 18, how does Perdu remember that Vijaya found his future wife?

10. What is Catherine looking for in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Books have been protection for Perdu. How have books created a force field in his life and how has that force field affected the way that Perdu lives?

Essay Topic 2

Elaia has been dealing with cancer since she was a child. What is revealed about the struggle to live through Elaia and the name that she gives her cancer?

Essay Topic 3

As Perdu contemplated Max and the book he wrote, Perdu wondered how it was possible to feel so intensely and still survive. Why is it difficult for Perdu to understand how someone can go on after suffering heartbreak?

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