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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 383 - 476, Chapters 81 - 94).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Violette refer to the medication and alcohol she consumes in the wake of Leonine's death?
(a) As her only joy.
(b) As her prop.
(c) As her reason for being.
(d) As her chemical life jacket.

2. Where was Violette born?
(a) Paris.
(b) Brussels.
(c) Ardennes.
(d) Barcelona.

3. What does Violette neglect to do after Leonine's death that people think is strange?
(a) Buy a cat.
(b) Attend her daughter's funeral.
(c) Read her book.
(d) Sing.

4. What does the priest tell Violette that God is?
(a) Infinite.
(b) Only love.
(c) Betrayal.
(d) Kind.

5. In Chapter 14, what does Violette compare her husband to?
(a) A frog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A swan that is handsome on water but hobbles on land.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 37, who comes to see Violette suddenly after many years?

2. What does Sasha tell Violette grows on their own, and pretty much everywhere?

3. What work did Sasha used to do before becoming cemetery keeper?

4. Who tells Philippe that she saw his parents at La Clayette the night of the fire?

5. Whose funeral is one of the most beautiful Violette has ever attended?

(see the answer key)

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