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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. Near the end of Chapter 6, who says they were lying about their explanations regarding the dead woman and her husband?

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

3. What does Anne tell Chauvin she thinks she'll never be able to stop?

4. What does Anne tell Chauvin she did with her wine after their last meeting during their conversation in Chapter 8?

5. What color is Anne's hair?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Anne and Chauvin's interaction outside the cafe just before they go inside.

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

4. What does Anne say to Chauvin about her getting sick from wine the night before?

5. How does the teacher respond to Anne after she says that to improve his piano playing her child just needs to apply himself more?

6. What happens when the teacher makes the child play scales as punishment in Chapter 5?

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

8. Describe the first time Anne and Chauvin physically touch.

9. What does Anne do after leaving the dinner party?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the conflict between language and meaning in the book. Which character blurred the lines between the two most often? What significance does putting language and meaning in conflict play to the book's theme?

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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