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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had the girl been at this new location before she became ill?
(a) Days.
(b) Months.
(c) She didn't know.
(d) Weeks.

2. Where do the girl and Rachel go from Beaune-la-Rolande?
(a) A swamp.
(b) The city.
(c) The woods.
(d) A farmhouse.

3. What do the people at the door tell the girl's mother to do?
(a) Arrest her.
(b) Tell her to pack her things.
(c) Warn her that the police are coming.
(d) Tell her to flee.

4. What is the girls doing at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Eavesdropping on her parents.
(b) Fleeing from Paris.
(c) Being deported to a concentration camp.
(d) Hiding in a basement.

5. Why is Julia Jaramond looking forward to taking over Mame Tézac's apartment?
(a) She will have a servant.
(b) She will be in charge of redecorating.
(c) She will be closer to the center of the city.
(d) She will have an office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the parents tell the girl?

2. What was Vélodrome d' Hiver before it was a holding site for Jews?

3. Where does the girl's parents' fear come from?

4. What does the father do when the girl falls ill?

5. Why is the girl angry with her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator say the girl and her mother react differently to the conditions at Beaune-la-Rolande?

2. What does pregnancy mean for Julia?

3. Describe Julia Jaramond's relationship with her husband.

4. What is the larger context for the story, and how does the story clue us in to that larger context?

5. When and where does "Sarah's Key" take place?

6. What is the opening scene of "Sarah's Key".

7. Where are the girl and her parents sent to, before their final destination?

8. Describe the conditions at Beaune-la-Rolande.

9. What lead does Julia get for gathering more information about Vel d'Hiv' during her trip there?

10. Where do the girl and Rachel go after Beaune-la-Rolande?

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