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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Violette do when Philippe tells her the trial's verdict?
(a) Gets a knife and tries to stab him.
(b) Goes to the cemetery to be at Leonine's grave.
(c) Just says, "right," and goes back to work.
(d) Screams and cries.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 77, who writes to Violette telling her he wants her to take over his job from him?
(a) Gabriel.
(b) Nono.
(c) Sasha.
(d) Julien.

6. Who does Father Cedric tell Violette he has adored?
(a) A man, once.
(b) His son.
(c) A woman named Irene.
(d) God.

7. What is one reason Irene refuses to live with Gabriel?
(a) She is too committed to her job.
(b) She is married and has a son.
(c) She is gay.
(d) She is chronically ill.

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

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

10. In Chapter 72, what old habit does Violette fall into with Julien's son?
(a) Buying him a flower.
(b) Ruffling his hair.
(c) Holding his hand.
(d) Singing to him.

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

12. In Chapter 60, the epigraph says a memory never dies, but instead does which of the following?
(a) Eats.
(b) Gets buried.
(c) Gets discredited.
(d) Falls asleep.

13. What does Sasha tell Violette he did not realize he had to tend to in order to make his garden grow one year?
(a) Water.
(b) Weeds.
(c) Planting in the sun.
(d) Fertilizer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 69, where does Julien invite Violette on the spur of the moment?

2. Who does Violette compare Sasha to in Chapter 57?

3. In 54, what does Violette compare herself to in her marriage to Philippe?

4. What does Violette think is particularly strange about the official story of what happened at La Clayette the night Leonine died?

5. In Chapter 62, where does Gabriel come to try to find Irene?

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