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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of Violette's previous jobs?
(a) Level-crossing guard.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Singer.

2. Where does Violette meet Philippe?
(a) Tibourin.
(b) Helgun.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Paris.

3. Who gives Violette porcelain dolls as gifts?
(a) Madame Huynot.
(b) Madame Henri.
(c) Madame Pinto.
(d) Madame Orinot.

4. Who ends up in a romantic relationship with a half-brother?
(a) Violette.
(b) Philippe.
(c) Irene.
(d) Olivia.

5. When did Irene and Gabriel meet for the first time?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1985.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, who is quite clumsy and often tumbles into graves?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Violette compare her going to church to?

3. What does Claire say the flowers are like in Chapter 9?

4. What does Violette make sure Leonine has when she is small?

5. Where does Violette work in the present-day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Violette's childhood like?

2. What book captivates Violette, and why?

3. Where does Leonine go on holiday, and whom with, in Chapter 41?

4. What happens shortly after Violette and Philippe move to the cemetery?

5. In Chapter 37, why does Philippe come to see Violette?

6. What is one reason Irene resists running off with Gabriel after their affair?

7. In Chapter 3, why do Violette and Philippe lose their jobs as level-crossing guards?

8. How does Violette become friends with Celia?

9. How does Violette feel about the cemetery cats?

10. Why does Julien come to Violette at first?

(see the answer keys)

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