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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 is the only one to serve prison time for the fire at La Clayette?
2. Who was the maintenance person at La Clayette?
3. In Chapter 50, what words from a Johnny Halladay song come to Irene when she is with Gabriel?
4. What skill does the cemetery-keeper before Violette have that he teaches her?
5. In Chapter 51, what is the official story of how the fire at La Clayette started?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 73, what shocking news does Philippe receive about Genevieve?
2. In Chapter 80, why does Philippe go to see Edith Croquevielle?
3. In Chapter 76, what does Fontanel tell Philippe about Leonine's death that is not in the official report?
4. In Chapter 69, how does Violette react to Nathan, Julien's son?
5. How does Violette meet Sasha?
6. In Chapter 65, what does Genevieve assure Philippe of?
7. How does Violette routinely dress?
8. What does Violette sometimes sell to mourners, and why?
9. In Chapter 55, why does Violette go to see Swan Letellier?
10. In Chapter 79, what does Irene do to take care of her husband Paul?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
How does Perrin treat the topics of guilt and remorse, and what connections does she establish between these two topics? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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