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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the cook at La Clayette?
(a) Swan Letellier.
(b) Alain Fontanel.
(c) Chantal Williamson.
(d) Genevieve Mangan.

2. In Chapter 51, what is the official story of how the fire at La Clayette started?
(a) The children made themselves hot chocolate and forgot to turn the stove off.
(b) A match was left burning outside.
(c) The cause was never officially determined.
(d) Someone's cigarette started the fire.

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

4. What is the condition Violette accepts Julien's dinner invitation on?
(a) He tells her the end of Irene's and Gabriel's story.
(b) He lets her pay.
(c) He lets her pick the wine.
(d) She can bring Father Cedric.

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

6. Who thinks about her affair with Philippe in Chapter 57?
(a) Francois Pelletier.
(b) Eloise Petit.
(c) Swan Letellier.
(d) Genevieve Mangan.

7. What does Genevieve plan to buy at Bricorama?
(a) A hammer.
(b) Rope.
(c) Nails.
(d) Wood.

8. In Chapter 55, who is the first person from La Clayette that Violette goes to see to ask about Leonine?
(a) Eloise.
(b) Genevieve.
(c) Edith.
(d) Swan.

9. When does Violette first go to Leonine's grave?
(a) About 1 month after Leonine's death.
(b) Ten years after her death.
(c) She never goes.
(d) About 4 months after receiving the anonymous plaque for her.

10. In Chapter 73, what does Violette make Philippe promise her?
(a) That he will never leave her.
(b) That he will never see his mother again.
(c) That Genevieve will not be buried in the cemetery they live and work in.
(d) That he will get a new job immediately.

11. Who is Julien's son?
(a) Henri.
(b) Paul.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Gabriel.

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

13. What does Sasha tell Violette life is like in Chapter 67?
(a) A dream.
(b) A box of chocolates.
(c) A relay race.
(d) A good swim.

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

15. Whose funeral is one of the most beautiful Violette has ever attended?
(a) Marcel Gambini's.
(b) Irene's.
(c) Nono's.
(d) Philippe Toussaint's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the cemetery-keeper before Violette do to try to help her?

2. In Chapter 72, what old habit does Violette fall into with Julien's son?

3. What does the epigraph in Chapter 66 say is the first sorrow one weeps over without her mother?

4. In Chapter 67, who does Violette go to see announced?

5. What obsessed Philippe at the trial over Leonine's and the other girls' deaths?

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