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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 man talking about when he says, "perhaps he wanted to kill her right away"?

2. What habit does Anne admit to the man that she has acquired?

3. Over the course of his and Anne's conversation in Chapter 4, what does the man grow concerned about?

4. Who is waiting for Anne when she enters the cafe in Chapter 4?

5. What type of animal does the child observe at the beginning of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anne react towards the man when he asks her questions about her home?

2. Describe how the man at the bar acts as more people enter the cafe after the workday has ended.

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

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

5. How does the man at the bar react toward Anne when she repeats his theories of the murder at the end of Chapter 2?

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

7. Describe the conversations between Anne and the patronne at the beginning of Chapter 3.

8. What does Anne tell Chauvin she does at night while her child is asleep?

9. How does Anne react when Chauvin mentions her lying in bed in Chapter 4?

10. Describe the interaction between the child and the teacher in Chapter 1.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance in physical contact in the book. What is the difference in the contact between Anne and her child and Anne and Chauvin? What might physical contact signify to these characters?

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 Anne's daily patterns in the book. What do these patterns say about the nature of Anne's life? What role does the child play into these patterns?

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