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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 76, what does Fontanel tell Philippe was the true cause of Leonine's and the other girls' deaths?
(a) The fire.
(b) An animal bite.
(c) Carbon Monoxide poisoning.
(d) Botulism.

2. Who were Sasha's children?
(a) Emile and Ninon.
(b) Ninon and Violette.
(c) Leonine and Ninon.
(d) Emilie and Leonine.

3. What does Violette think is particularly strange about the official story of what happened at La Clayette the night Leonine died?
(a) Matches were not allowed at the resort.
(b) No one at the resort smoked.
(c) Leonine hated milk.
(d) Fires' causes are easy to determine.

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

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

6. What does the epigraph in Chapter 66 say is the first sorrow one weeps over without her mother?
(a) Her mother's death.
(b) Her child's death.
(c) Her husband's death.
(d) Her father's death.

7. In Chapter 67, who does Violette go to see announced?
(a) Edith.
(b) Eloise.
(c) Fontanel.
(d) Sasha.

8. In 54, what does Violette compare herself to in her marriage to Philippe?
(a) A foreigner.
(b) A priest.
(c) A box of chocolates.
(d) A side dish.

9. What does Philippe do to Fontanel when he first meets him?
(a) Beats him badly.
(b) Hugs him.
(c) Tells him he will kill Fontanel's wife if Fontanel does not tell him the truth.
(d) Stabs him.

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

11. What does the cemetery-keeper before Violette do to try to help her?
(a) Massages her gently.
(b) Teaches her how to sing.
(c) Asks her to pray.
(d) Gives her a drawing pad and asks her to draw.

12. In Chapter 70, where does Philippe go to have no-strings-attached sex?
(a) La Mer.
(b) La Helicon.
(c) Le Feu.
(d) L'Adresse.

13. In Chapter 71, where does Irene travel on an impulse to meet Gabriel again?
(a) The Sedan.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Berlin.
(d) London.

14. What personal information does Sasha tell Violette about himself in Chapter 67?
(a) He has a chronic illness.
(b) He has a different name that what he is known by.
(c) He is really a priest.
(d) He is gay.

15. In Chapter 62, where does Gabriel come to try to find Irene?
(a) Her church.
(b) Her shop.
(c) The library.
(d) Her husband's job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who thinks about her affair with Philippe in Chapter 57?

2. Where does Violette feel closest to Leonine?

3. Who does Father Cedric tell Violette he has adored?

4. In Chapter 54, what does Violette conclude Julien knows how to do well?

5. In Chapter 73, what does Violette make Philippe promise her?

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