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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. Julia longed for what during her first few weeks at Cordon Bleu?

3. Who was conducting major investigations within the government when Julia was in Marseille?

4. How long was the cooking class in which Julia was enrolled in France?

5. What happened to the USIS because of the investigations while Julia was in Marseille?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Julia describe her first impression of Marseille?

2. How did Julia feel when she went to England for Christmas?

3. When did Julia begin cooking, and why did she start?

4. Why did Julia joins the OSS?

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

6. Why did Simca ask Julia for help on her cookbook, and how did Julia respond?

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

8. Who were the Gourmettes?

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

10. What happened to Julia's French speaking skills after moving to Paris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Julia talked a lot about choosing a career doing what one loves. How did she follow her own advice, and how did this change her life?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship was a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appeared, and how did the people touched by it react? How did certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what caused these changes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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