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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ends up in a romantic relationship with a half-brother?

2. In Chapter 28, who is buried at the cemetery?

3. What business does Irene run?

4. In Chapter 40, who does Violette recognize as the unidentified victim of a car accident?

5. What does the priest tell Violette that God is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a great equalizer, according to Violette in Chapter 1?

3. What was Violette's childhood like?

4. How does Violette get along with the other cemetery workers, the gravediggers and undertakers?

5. How does Violette feel about the cemetery cats?

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

7. Who How does Philippe die?

8. How does Violette describe Philippe's work ethic?

9. Who finds Philippe for Violette and why does this person do it?

10. What does Violette like about Philippe when they first meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Perrin develop and explain Violette's lifelong - but especially youthful - feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How, and through which characters and plot points, does Perrin explore motherhood in the book? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What other mysteries, besides that of the nature and facts of Leonine's death, does Perrin explore in the sub-plots of this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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