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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 thinks about her affair with Philippe in Chapter 57?

2. Who sometimes lets Violette borrow her car after Leonine's death?

3. Who is the cemetery-keeper before Violette?

4. How does Leonine die?

5. In Chapter 69, who will take over Violette's duties while she is gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 79, what does Irene do to take care of her husband Paul?

2. How does Violette meet Sasha?

3. In Chapter 43, what happens to Leonine?

4. How does Violette routinely dress?

5. What does Sasha eventually tell Violette of his own life's tragedies?

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

7. In Chapter 76, why does Philippe go to Luc's and Francoise's garage?

8. In Chapter 69, how does Violette react to Nathan, Julien's son?

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

10. In Chapter 51, what does the investigation into Leonine's death reveal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the reader's perspective on Philippe Toussaint change over the course 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 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 3

Which characters achieve a measure of redemption for previously terrible acts and behaviors, and why do you think so? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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