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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 first brings up the murdered woman and her husband in Chapter 4?

2. Whom does Anne describe as "talented enough, but doesn't apply himself"?

3. What type of flower does the man tell Anne was between her breasts at the factory worker's party the previous year?

4. What does Anne say "never fails" and "always comes back"?

5. What does the child stop and watch on his way home at the end of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the first chapter, what does Anne do just after the music lesson ends and they leave the teacher's apartment?

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

3. How does the man tell Anne the dead woman and her husband met?

4. During their conversation in Chapter 4, how does Chauvin describe how Anne's house looked the previous night?

5. How does Anne react toward the teacher when her child misbehaves in the first music lesson?

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

7. What does Anne tell Chauvin regarding the beech tree near her bedroom window?

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

9. Describe the conversation between the man at the bar and Anne when they first meet.

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

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

Analyze the role and symbolism of wine in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role and symbolism of the magnolia in the book.

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