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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Violette compare Sasha to in Chapter 57?
(a) A character from her favorite book, WIlbur Larch.
(b) Philippe.
(c) Julien Seul.
(d) Father Cedric.

2. What is in the parcel with no name on it that Violette receives in 1995?
(a) A cake.
(b) Her favorite book.
(c) A good bottle of wine.
(d) A memorial plaque for Leonine.

3. What does Irene tell Gabriel he is in Chapter 50?
(a) A bad husband.
(b) A good singer.
(c) A brilliant lawyer.
(d) A smooth talker.

4. When is Philippe's funeral?
(a) July 18, 2005.
(b) May 4, 2020.
(c) November 12, 2000.
(d) June 2, 2017.

5. What does Violette regret giving her daughter for Christmas?
(a) A hat.
(b) A magician's kit.
(c) A book.
(d) New clothes.

6. How old does Sasha tell Violette he was when he had his first garden?
(a) 9.
(b) 19.
(c) 40.
(d) 50.

7. What does Philippe feel keeps him going after Leonine's death?
(a) Love.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Grief.
(d) Anger.

8. How does Philippe feel about Celia?
(a) He despises her.
(b) He loves her.
(c) He is suspicious of her.
(d) He has neutral feelings about her.

9. Who was the director at La Clayette?
(a) Eloise Petit.
(b) Swan Letellier.
(c) Lucie Lindon.
(d) Edith Croquevieille.

10. What work did Sasha used to do before becoming cemetery keeper?
(a) Engineering.
(b) He was a solicitor.
(c) Landscaping.
(d) Medicine.

11. In Chapter 50, what words from a Johnny Halladay song come to Irene when she is with Gabriel?
(a) We will love forever.
(b) We will set the world on fire.
(c) Tonight, we are young.
(d) Hold back the night.

12. What does Sasha tell Violette grows on their own, and pretty much everywhere?
(a) Cherry tomatoes.
(b) Mint.
(c) Cactuses.
(d) Eggplant.

13. How does Sasha tell Violette his wife and children died?
(a) In a poisoning accident.
(b) In a fire.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) In a drowning accident.

14. In Chapter 77, where does Violette tell Philippe she is going when she is really going to see Sasha?
(a) Marseilles.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) London.

15. What writer wrote," Words left unspoken go off to scream deep inside us?"
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Henri Foucolt.
(d) Christian Bobin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many girls died in the fire at La Clayette?

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

3. In Chapter 73, who do Philippe and Violette learned has killed herself?

4. What skill does the cemetery-keeper before Violette have that he teaches her?

5. Who does Genevieve long expect will visit her?

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