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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 language did Julia's husband speak?

2. What kind of car did Julia and Paul buy after Dort's wedding?

3. Why did Paul consider quitting his job?

4. Whom did Paul NOT want the French people to trust?

5. How was this book different from the others Julia had written?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Julia feel about her apartment in the Art Deco building in Marseille?

2. How did Helene help Julia?

3. Why did Paul consider quitting his job?

4. How did Julia spend her time in Marseille when Paul worked long hours?

5. What did Julia want to be when she first went to college?

6. How did Julia get a publisher for her first cookbook?

7. Julia had the hardest time adjusting to what in her first apartment in Paris?

8. How did Julia feel as she prepared to move to Marseille?

9. How did Paul's mother get by after her husband died?

10. What made Paul worry about his job when he was in Marseille?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different people in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What were some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

How did rumors almost ruin Paul's career, and how did Paul and Julia respond to these rumors?

Essay Topic 3

What was the significance of the title of the book, and what role did it play in the plot of the book?

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