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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. What does VIolette first notice about her husband?

2. What is one of Violette's previous jobs?

3. Who are the undertakers?

4. In Chapter 17, who is buried?

5. In Chapter 25, what is a mother's love defined as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Violette and Mother and Father Toussaint like?

2. What does Violette do once she locates Philippe Toussaint after almost 20 years of separation?

3. How does Violette get rid of teenagers being disrespectful in the cemetery?

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

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

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

7. What does Violette do as cemetery care-taker that is above and beyond what she needs to do?

8. How does Violette feel about the cemetery cats?

9. What was Violette's childhood like?

10. Why does Julien come to Violette at first?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Violette come to feel about Mother and Father Toussaint by the end of the novel, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Perrin approach the topic of second chances? Who does she demonstrate seems to deserve a second chance? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

When and how does Perrin establish the ideas of "family" and "home" as seen through the orphaned Violette's eyes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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