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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 does Gabriel Corte offer the passing soldier in return for his kindness to Florence?
2. What does Hubert decide he wants to do concerning the impending invasion of the Germans?
3. What is the name of the mother of the family in Chapter 2?
4. What does Phillipe do for a living?
5. Where is Philippe Pericand's parish?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the scene in the town where Gabriel Corte has refused a room.
2. Describe the scene between Corbin and the Michauds concerning their voyage to Tours. What does Corbin threaten the Michauds with if they do not meet him in Tours?
3. What is the atmosphere of Paris and among its citizens in Chapters 5 and 6?
4. What does Jeanne Michaud see while on the road to Tours that makes her cry and why does it affect her?
5. Describe Gabriel Corte's attitude about the migration of refugees.
6. Describe the Michauds.
7. How does Charles Langelet feel about his fellow refugees? Why?
8. Describe the Pericand's charity in Chapter 10 and why it comes to an abrupt stop.
9. Describe the character of Charles Langelet.
10. What are Philippe Pericand's feelings toward the children of the Children's Home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the attitudes of the rich toward the poor in the novel. How do we see these attitudes expressed? Which characters express their opinion of the poor, either through words or actions? How do we see the division of the rich and the poor displayed even during war? Do the rich have an easier time during the war and the evacuation? Provide examples.
Essay Topic 2
Many authors write fiction based on a period in history from which they are far removed. However, Irene Nemirovsky was writing this novel based on France in World War II during the time the events occurred. What influence do you think this had on the novel? How can we see the author's feelings about the war and the occupation through her book? Do you think any of the characters echo the author's feelings? Which ones and why?
Essay Topic 3
Nemirovsky does not launch into extensive descriptions of her characters but rather allows her characters to reveal their own personalities, as well as the relationships they have with other characters. How do the characters in the novel accomplish this? How do we learn about the characters through the action in the novel? What do we learn about the characters through their relationships with other characters? What does this do for the novel?
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