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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what does Violette's husband spend a lot of time doing?
(a) Singing.
(b) Working.
(c) Planting in the garden.
(d) Playing video games.

2. What does Violette believe about holidays, or vacations?
(a) One has to merit them.
(b) They are unneccessary.
(c) They are free to everyone.
(d) They are only for the wealthy.

3. What does VIolette's husband say to her in Chapter 387?
(a) He never wants to see or hear from her again.
(b) He still loves her.
(c) He will give her all his money.
(d) He has found their daughter.

4. Why is the gravedigger Elvis so nicknamed?
(a) He is handsome.
(b) He is American.
(c) He is known for having affairs.
(d) He sings all the time.

5. In Chapter 38, what does Violette always tolerate about Philippe during their marriage?
(a) His cooking.
(b) His gambling.
(c) His infidelity.
(d) His snoring.

6. How does Julien know so much about Irene's life?
(a) She left him letters to read after her death.
(b) She told him.
(c) She kept a diary.
(d) His father told him.

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

8. In Chapter 40, what does Violette tell Mr. Rouault?
(a) To track down Philippe for her.
(b) To write his book now.
(c) To stop the divorce proceedings.
(d) To find her a new car.

9. In Chapter 17, who is buried?
(a) Philippe Toussaint.
(b) Dr. Philippe Guyennot.
(c) Helen Ricard.
(d) Michele Huynot.

10. What is the only difference between Violette's closest neighbors?
(a) Their incomes.
(b) The wood of their coffins.
(c) Their dreams.
(d) Their hairstyles.

11. How old is Leonine when Violette and Philippe marry?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

12. Why does Violette identify in some ways with characters in her favorite novel?
(a) It is about someone who lost a child.
(b) Some of the characters are orphans, and she was given up for adoption herself.
(c) It is about a cemetery keeper.
(d) It is about unrequited love.

13. Where does Violette go on vacation every summer?
(a) Moscow.
(b) London.
(c) Sormiou.
(d) Barcelona.

14. Who was Irene's husband?
(a) Paul Seul.
(b) Gabriel.
(c) Thierry Henrot.
(d) Richard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Violette's friend that she first meets during the train strike live?

2. Who writes Violette the first love letter she has ever received?

3. What does Mother Toussaint insist on calling Leonine?

4. In Chapter 40, who does Violette recognize as the unidentified victim of a car accident?

5. In Chapter 16, what does Violette name her daughter?

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