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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. How does the book say the child played the sonatina at the end of his lesson in Chapter 5?
2. What time does the patronne tell Anne and Chauvin it is?
3. What object does Anne not remember that Chauvin continues to describe in such detail?
4. What color is Anne's hair?
5. Whom is Anne talking about when she says, "once he had realized how much she had wanted him to do it, I'd like you to tell me why he didn't do it"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Anne and Chauvin's interaction outside the cafe just before they go inside.
2. Why does the teacher to tell Anne that she will no longer be able to give the child piano lessons?
3. How do Anne and the child react when the teacher asks that someone besides Anne bring him to his music lessons from then on?
4. What does Anne say to Chauvin about her getting sick from wine the night before?
5. Describe how Anne leaves the cafe at the end of Chapter 8.
6. How does Chauvin describe the home life of the dead woman and her husband to Anne?
7. What does Chauvin do outside Anne's house during the dinner party.
8. What causes the child to play his scales properly during his music lesson in Chapter 5?
9. Describe the first time Anne and Chauvin physically touch.
10. What do Anne and Chauvin talk about regarding the child when they first sit down in the cafe in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the author's purpose for often combining Anne and Chauvin's dialogue. What might she be telling the reader about the nature of their relationship?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the role outside characters, such as the patronne and the child, play in Anne and Chauvin's conversations. What does their reactions and dialogue say about the nature of Anne and Chauvin's relationship?
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