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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 type of fish is first mentioned at the beginning of Chapter 7?

2. What type of bird does the child look at just after the end of the music lesson in Chapter 5?

3. Who says, "she left when and how he wanted her to, although she wanted to stay"?

4. How is Anne's voice described as in the book?

5. What does the teacher tell Anne her parenting ability is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Anne and Chauvin talk about regarding the child when they first sit down in the cafe in Chapter 6?

2. What does the patronne say about the child's sonatina when she hears it playing in the cafe?

3. What does Anne tell Chauvin about the women who lived behind the beech tree?

4. What does Chauvin do outside Anne's house during the dinner party.

5. How is the weather described at the beginning of Chapter 8?

6. What causes the child to play his scales properly during his music lesson in Chapter 5?

7. Describe Anne and the child's walk home from the cafe at the end of Chapter 6.

8. Why does Anne make her child repeat moderately and melodiously at the beginning of Chapter 5?

9. Describe how Anne leaves the cafe at the end of Chapter 8.

10. Why does the teacher to tell Anne that she will no longer be able to give the child piano lessons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of responsibility in the book. Are there any responsible characters present? What makes these characters appear as responsible? How did these characters make others appear more irresponsible?

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 the role of the siren in the book. What significance did have to the characters of the book? What did it signify to Anne and Chauvin during their meetings?

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