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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 is the last thing Chauvin says to Anne?

2. What floor is the teacher's apartment on?

3. What does Anne wish for Chauvin to tell her before she leaves the cafe in Chapter 6?

4. Who asks Anne to leave the cafe in Chapter 6?

5. Who says they're afraid in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Anne and Chauvin's first kiss.

3. What does the patronne tell Chauvin about Anne during the child's music lesson in Chapter 5?

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. Describe Anne's appearance at her dinner party.

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

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

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

10. How is the preparation of the salmon described in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the use of interruptions by outside scenery (such as boats, noises, etc.) during the conversations between Anne and Chauvin. What role do these interruptions play in the formation of their relationship?

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 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?

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