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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 what year does Leonine die?

2. In Chapter 53, where was Sasha the second time Violette saw him?

3. What happens the last time the woman in Chapter 57 sees Philippe during their affair?

4. What is one reason Irene refuses to live with Gabriel?

5. In Chapter 54, what does Violette conclude Julien knows how to do well?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Violette sometimes sell to mourners, and why?

2. Why does Violette not attend Leonine's funeral?

3. In Chapter 65, what does Genevieve assure Philippe of?

4. In Chapter 42, what does Violette do on the beach in Calanque de Sormiou?

5. In Chapter 53, how does Sasha treat Violette when they meet?

6. What was Genevieve Mangan's connection with Philippe?

7. How does Violette routinely dress?

8. In Chapter 73, what shocking news does Philippe receive about Genevieve?

9. When does Violette stop celebrating her own birthday, and why?

10. In Chapter 73, what does Philippe misunderstand about Violette's relationship with Sasha?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Which characters demonstrate the greatest degree of restraint, especially as this characteristic pertains to romantic passion, throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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