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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 has happened to Charles Langelet's servants?

2. What do Gabriel and Florence find when they reach Tours?

3. What does Hortense call Gabriel Corte?

4. How is Charles Langelet "scandalized" in Chapter 22?

5. At the beginning of the novel, what are the citizens waking up to prepare for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Maurice Michaud's view of the migration and his feelings regarding his situation?

2. Describe the Michauds.

3. How do the experiences while fleeing Paris affect the character of Gabriel Corte?

4. What happens between Charles Langelet and the young couple he meets on the road?

5. What has Hubert Pericand decided to do concerning the war and why?

6. According to the conversation between Hortense, Jules, and Aline, what are their feelings toward the rich?

7. What happens once Gabriel Corte receives some food and why is it ironic considering his attitude about his situation?

8. What does Jeanne Michaud see while on the road to Tours that makes her cry and why does it affect her?

9. What does Philippe Pericand volunteer to do when the citizens of Paris begin to evacuate the city?

10. Describe the scene in the town where Gabriel Corte has refused a room.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, we see the development of the characters, and lack thereof, through their experiences and situations. Discuss how the war is the catalyst of change for the individual characters in the novel. How do the experiences of the characters and the situations in which the war finds them in bring out the true nature of the characters? Provide examples with the development of at least three characters.

Essay Topic 3

The novel opens in June and the weather and scenery are described throughout the novel as variations of lovely. Discuss the contrast between the weather and war. Why does the author constantly remind the reader of the nice weather? How does the weather affect the moods of the characters and the novel? How did the author put an emphasis on this connection by naming the first part of the novel Storm in June? Also, discuss the connection between the blossoming of spring in the second part of the novel with the blossoming of the love between Lucile and Bruno. Provide description and examples.

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