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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. Brandt wants assurance that Rosa will not visit whom when she travels?
(a) Marisa.
(b) Conrad.
(c) The Swede.
(d) Her half-brother.

2. Why does Rosa go visit the Nels?
(a) Because she wants to tell them of her trip to France.
(b) Because she wants to tell them of her impending arrest.
(c) Because Marie has been arrested.
(d) Because she has missed them.

3. Where does Brandt Vermeulen's closest friendship lie?
(a) Nationlists Party.
(b) Communist Party.
(c) Ministery of Interior.
(d) Ministry of Defense.

4. How does Rosa describe Christine Chabalier?
(a) An ugly woman.
(b) A pretty woman.
(c) A silly woman.
(d) A flighty woman.

5. What happens to Rosa's Swedish lover because of his involvement with her?
(a) He is never issued a visa to Africa again.
(b) He is exiled.
(c) His journalistic integrity is ruined.
(d) His wife leaves him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bernard suggest he and Rosa travel to at Donna's party as the French Algerians are making a fortune there?

2. What does Madame Bagnelli recall about Rosa's mother as they chat on their first day?

3. Who is Rosa speaking to in the last section of the novel?

4. Where does Rosa meet Bernard?

5. How many homes does Rosa visit in a number of months in the town in which her father died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is finding Bassie the complete opposite of what Rosa would have imagined?

2. What are some of the experiences that Rosa and Katya share as Rosa's stay extends in Pages 214-261?

3. What is the first day like of Rosa's visit to Madame Bagnelli's home? How do the two get along? How long does it appear Rosa will stay?

4. What does Katya share with Rosa about her past in the beginning of Pages 262-290?

5. What is the consequence of Bassie's phone call for Rosa?

6. What is the reason for Flora's party? What specifically do the women discuss?

7. Why is Rosa detained and what becomes of her?

8. What does Bernard say that the trip to Corsica is all about and what does it actually turn out to be?

9. What happens with the woman in the street that Rosa finds and how does it affect her?

10. What is the political topic of conversation at Donna's party?

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