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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. Who says, "we're going to leave things just as they are...that happens sometimes"?

2. What has Chauvin failed to do the morning of his and Anne's meeting at the cafe in Chapter 8?

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

4. How many minutes of scales does the teacher make the child do as punishment?

5. What does Chauvin do when he sees Anne coming toward the cafe in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anne do with the magnolia on her dress during the dinner party?

2. How are the guests at the dinner party described?

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

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

5. Describe Anne and Chauvin's first kiss.

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

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 3

Discuss the role of social class and society in the book. In what ways does society and/or social class impact the relationship between Anne and Chauvin?

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