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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. Where do Thérèse and Léonie walk?
(a) Into the kitchen.
(b) Upstairs to the library.
(c) Into the living room.
(d) Into the conservatory.

2. What do the two girls do to save the "dead" baby doll?
(a) Nothing. They know the doll can't be dead.
(b) Pray over it.
(c) Operate.
(d) Give CPR.

3. What does Louis suffer after Antoinette dies?
(a) A period of intense grief.
(b) Feelings of guilt since he had been tired of caring for her.
(c) A feeling of relief.
(d) Feelings of confusion.

4. What color of eyes does everyone in the area seem to have?
(a) Blue.
(b) It varies.
(c) Dark brown.
(d) Green.

5. What do the girls do after being exhausted from fighting?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Have a sexual encounter.
(c) Go downstairs for hot chocolate.
(d) Go play with the kittens in the barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Léonie still use?

2. Upon what four things in the catechism does Thérèse concentrate?

3. What does the new priest do when he arrives in the town near the farmhouse?

4. Why does Thérèse bang her head against the floor?

5. What does Thérèse find when she goes to the clearing looking for Léonie?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Cake Tin," what can be implied about Victorine's attitudes towards Jews?

2. How do the two bakeries mentioned in "The Bread Basket" represent the same situation as that of Léonie and Thérèse?

3. How does the theme of social class appear in the chapter "The Sack"?

4. In an agreement to exchange secrets, Thérèse allows Léonie to read one of Thérèse's letters from Antoinette to her older sister in the convent. Do you think Thérèse is actually revealing a secret?

5. The burning of objects occur repeatedly throughout this novel, the first idea of this occurring in the chapter "The Altar." What do you think could be the symbolism behind the burning of various objects?

6. In "The Onyx Ashtray," what are the ways the Priest conspires to keep the knowledge about the found bones from becoming a focus for the media?

7. Briefly describe the scene about the broth and discuss its possible symbolism in the chapter "The Slotted Spoon."

8. In the chapter, "The Oranges," what problem do you think Léonie is really trying to resolve when she is juggling the oranges or thinking of the magpies?

9. What task do you believe is now set before Léonie?

10. How does Antoinette's wasted and emaciated body trigger feelings within Thérèse of her own body image as evidenced in the chapter "The Pillows"?

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