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

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

3. Who are the undertakers?

4. Who was Irene's husband?

5. In Chapter 14, what does Violette's husband love doing the most?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who How does Philippe die?

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

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

5. In Chapter 27, what does Violette do as soon as Leonine is born in regards to literature?

6. What book captivates Violette, and why?

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

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

9. How does Violette become friends with Celia?

10. In Chapter 33, what is it that Irene first notices and likes about Gabriel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Perrin chose to tell much of this story through flashbacks, and from a range of different perspectives? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Perrin chooses to close the novel with Violette's reunion with Julien? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Perrin wishes to convey with her descriptions of different main characters' behavior and feelings towards animals, especially the cemetery cats? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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