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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 the bar patronne do once the workday has ended?

2. What does Anne lecture the child about at the end of Chapter 1?

3. Where does Anne tell the man at the bar she usually goes on her walks instead of to the cafe?

4. What type of tree does the man describe as one of the most beautiful in Anne's garden?

5. What instrument does the child learn in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Anne reacts after drinking her first two glasses of wine in Chapter 2.

2. Describe what can be seen outside the teacher's apartment.

3. What does the man at the bar tell Anne he knows about her?

4. Describe the teacher's reaction after Anne, the child, and the teacher investigate the scream outside the window.

5. Describe the interaction between the man at the bar and the patronne just after Anne leaves in Chapter 2.

6. How does Anne describe her bedroom window to the man in Chapter 3?

7. What is the child's reaction when he and Anne arrive at the cafe at the beginning of Chapter 2?

8. What does Anne say about the wind in Chapter 4?

9. During their conversation in Chapter 4, what does Anne tell Chauvin she already knew about him?

10. Describe the patronne's reaction toward the man and Anne's talking to one another.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the child's lack of obedience in the book. What reasons might the child have for misbehaving? What does his lack of obedience say about Anne's parenting?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the portrayal of fantasy versus reality in the book. What was the author's purpose for pitting these two against one another? What is significant about the comparisons between fantasy and reality?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's method of blurring time and space in many chapters of the book. What was the purpose of this method? What did it help to accomplish in terms of character development?

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