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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 Anne tell Chauvin she did with her wine after their last meeting during their conversation in Chapter 8?
2. What does Anne do on the floor of the room after leaving the dinner party?
3. How many people are waiting for Anne when she arrives late for her dinner party?
4. What type of fish is first mentioned at the beginning of Chapter 7?
5. After leaving the beach, Chauvin approaches what part of Anne's home?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Chauvin describe the flower on Anne's dress to her in Chapter 6?
2. How are the guests at the dinner party described?
3. What does Anne do after leaving the dinner party?
4. What causes the child to play his scales properly during his music lesson in Chapter 5?
5. Describe Anne and Chauvin's appearance in Chapter 8.
6. Why does the teacher to tell Anne that she will no longer be able to give the child piano lessons?
7. How does Chauvin describe the home life of the dead woman and her husband to Anne?
8. What does the patronne say about the child's sonatina when she hears it playing in the cafe?
9. Why does Anne make her child repeat moderately and melodiously at the beginning of Chapter 5?
10. Describe how Anne and Chauvin react when the child enters the cafe near the end of Chapter 6.
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
In what ways does Anne and Chauvin's relationship mirror their discussion of the dead woman and her husband? Is this done purposefully by both characters? What is the author's purpose for having these comparisons drawn?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Anne's parenting ability in the book. In what was did she fail as a parent and where did she succeed? What did Anne's attitude toward parenting say about her state of mind?
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