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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. What does Beck offer to help Vianne with in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Weeding the hedges.
(b) Mowing the lawn.
(c) Chopping wood.
(d) Planting a garden.

2. What does "RAF" refer to in the narrative?
(a) Royal Air Force.
(b) Retribution of Armed Forces.
(c) Regional Air Force.
(d) Remittance of Armed Forces.

3. What plan is developed for getting the pilot to safety in Chapter 18?
(a) They will fly him out to England.
(b) They will cross the border into Austria.
(c) They will cross the mountains into Germany.
(d) They will cross the mountains into Spain.

4. Whom does Gaetan say he is going to check on before joining a regiment in Chapter 5?
(a) His mother and sister.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His father and brother.
(d) His son.

5. What name is on the passport that the elderly woman finds in the attic in Chapter 1?
(a) Juliette Gervaise.
(b) Julien Rossignol.
(c) Captain Beck.
(d) Edith Cavell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Vianne's father?

2. What does Isabelle receive at the ration line in the end of Chapter 10?

3. Why does Isabelle tell Beck she needs a travel pass in Chapter 13?

4. Who is the guide that leads Isabelle and the airmen to safety in Chapter 19?

5. Why is Isabelle unable to reach her destination in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the narrative style of Chapter 1? From whose perspective is this chapter related?

2. How does the author illustrate the violence of war in Chapter 6?

3. Why is Isabelle unable to return to Paris after Beck's arrival? How are the changes in Carriveau described in this section of the novel?

4. How is the theme of family developed in Chapter 15?

5. What is symbolized by Isabelle's action with the chalk in Chapter 9?

6. What leads to Vianne's questioning the Germans in Chapter 17? What are the repercussions of this action?

7. How does Vianne describe her relatiosnhip with Antoine in Chapter 2?

8. How does Isabelle relate to the pilots in Chapter 19?

9. How is the title of The Nightingale addressed by Gaetan in Chapter 6?

10. How does the author illustrate the contrasts between Vianne and Isabelle in Chapter 11?

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