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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. When Elisabeth is dreaming in Part 1, what does she see?

2. Where were people staring at a red banner on the exterior of the Palais de la Prefecture?

3. In Part 1, how long does Elisabeth leave the post office to go to the bookstore?

4. Where does Daniel remember buying a postcard of a little girl in a park?

5. What does Daniel think the name of the woman was that he went to Paris with?

Short Essay Questions

1. In pages 89-102, when Daniel could not open his eyes, where did he decide that he was?

2. In 1995, how did Daniel describe language to Elisabeth?

3. How did Elisabeth's mother embarrass her in 1993?

4. What does Elisabeth try to do at the post office in pages 1-52, and how successful is she?

5. What does Daniel want at the end of the description of him being inside a tree?

6. In pages 53-57, when Elisabeth and Wendy go for a walk and find a fence blocking the way, what does Wendy say that she is tired of?

7. In 1993, what did Elisabeth's mother tell her to do instead of interviewing Daniel for the school assignment?

8. In pages 53-57, what type of shop does Wendy buy a map from?

9. What conversation did Elisabeth and Wendy have when Elisabeth was 13?

10. What happened in September 2015 in Nice that upset people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On page 56, Wendy tells Elisabeth that she is tired. How is Wendy’s tiredness more than physical? What really tires her, and how do those things cause a mental and physical exhaustion?

Essay Topic 2

Elisabeth has to deal with bureaucracy at the post office and a medical clinic. How do people at the post office and medical clinic use bureaucracy to be unhelpful? What is demonstrated about bureaucracy through Elisabeth’s experiences?

Essay Topic 3

There are several dreams in the novel. Some Daniel dreams, and others Elisabeth dreams. What are some of these dreams? What do the dreams symbolize?

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