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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 98 - 188, Chapters 24 - 42).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 25, what is a mother's love defined as?
(a) An anachronism.
(b) An inevitability.
(c) A treasure that God gives only once.
(d) A hoax.

2. In Chapter 18, what does Violette do to get rid of vandals in the cemetery?
(a) Puts out terrible-smelling chemicals.
(b) Dresses as a ghost to scare them off.
(c) Gets a dog.
(d) Gets a gun and shoots it to scare them off.

3. Who does Violette first meet during the train strike?
(a) Celia.
(b) Karine.
(c) Henri.
(d) Jennifer.

4. What does Julien do for Violette that she at first considers intrusive?
(a) Paints her house.
(b) Plants her garden.
(c) Takes her picture without her permission.
(d) Tracks down Philippe for her.

5. In Chapter 13, what does the epigraph say is stronger than death?
(a) Love.
(b) Happiness.
(c) The presence of those absent in the memory of the living.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 24, what never takes a break, according to Violette?

2. Where does Violette work in the present-day?

3. Why is the gravedigger Elvis so nicknamed?

4. In Chapter 10, who died on the same day Violette met Philippe?

5. In Chapter 35, the epigraph says everything fades away except which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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