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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. Who does Léonie believe stole her soul?
(a) No one; she still believes she has a soul.
(b) The devil.
(c) The priest who molests her.
(d) Thérèse.

2. Of what is Thérèse's bag full?
(a) Knitting wool.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Money.
(d) Books about Jewish history and customs.

3. Upon what four things in the catechism does Thérèse concentrate?
(a) Death, sacrifice, angels, heaven.
(b) Death, judgment, heaven, and hell.
(c) Death, judgment, angels, sacrifice.
(d) Death, sin, heaven and angels.

4. When Léonie awakens, what does she realize?
(a) She has wet her bed.
(b) She is not alone in the bed.
(c) She is too scared to scream.
(d) The window has opened on its own.

5. What does the specialist say about Antoinette's breast cancer?
(a) Nothing; he does not want to scare her.
(b) That it will just take a little surgery and she'll be fine.
(c) That it does not look good.
(d) That it may not be cancer after all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Léonie imagine she will do?

2. Who cares for Thérèse the first year and a half of her life?

3. How do the girls "doctor" each other?

4. Why doesn't Thérèse like the dressing room?

5. How is the farmhouse described?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. Describe the first few minutes of Thérèse and Léonie's time together as described in "The Chandelier."

4. Describe Thérèse's dream of Antoinette.

5. In the chapter, "The Coffee Bowls," how do you think Léonie is symbolically similar to the house?

6. What rather strange and perhaps a bit disturbing fact is revealed about Léonie in this chapter?

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

8. What story does Léonie tell Baptiste and what is his response?

9. What scene in the chapter, "The Camp Bed," suggests that the personal dynamics of the household is about to change?

10. What is symbolized by Léonie's lying in the woods and undressing to have sex with Baptiste?

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