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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What doesn't Léonie like?
2. What milestone occurs in Léonie's life?
3. What information does Thérèse not believe from reading the letters?
4. Who betrays Henri and Rose to the Nazis?
5. Who is skeptical about Thérèse's vision?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In chapter 8, Léonie says she will kill Thérèse if she brings up anything else about the past. Each woman remembers the past differently. Memory is a tricky thing, and often several people who witness the same event will later relate the details differently. . Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. How do Thérèse and Léonie's memories differ about their childhood as they are back together as adults? Give specific examples.
2. Have you ever recounted an event in your life only to have a parent, sibling or other person say "that's not at all how it happened"? How did you feel about being challenged/corrected? Do you think your memory of the past is reliable? Why or why not.
3. When you think about your very young childhood, how many of your memories do you think you actually recall and how many of them are events that an adult related to you and you have incorporated into your own set of memories? Discuss a couple of those and evaluate them for accuracy.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 29, the differences between the English and French and the Roman Catholic religion and the Anglican religion are very visible. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. How different are the English from the French as suggested in this novel? Give specific examples.
2. Do you think there is such as big a difference in the culture of the two countries in the 21st century as in the time frame when the novel first opens (1950's)? Why or why not?
3. What are the major differences between the Roman Catholic Church beliefs and that of the Anglican Church? (You may have to do a little research).
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 9, Léonie is fascinated by the family photographs in the main salon. Choose one of the following questions and write a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. Discuss the photographs that are mentioned throughout the novel and what they might imply about the persons in each picture.
2. Write an essay on the history of photography and how it has impacted one particular aspect of modern culture.
3. Why are humans fascinated with producing imagery, especially reproducing exact images of themselves and their environment? Do you think this is a way of obtaining immortality? How do you feel about photography and the pictures you have taken?
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