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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. Which of the following words best describes Madame Angellier?

2. What kind of gifts does Bruno give to Marthe?

3. What does the Viscountess Montmort discover on her nighttime walk around her property?

4. What are the Michauds astonished to find in Chapter 28?

5. What is the name of Lucile Angellier's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlotte Pericand react when she sees Hubert and realizes that he is not dead?

2. Before Charlotte Pericand learns that Hubert is still alive, how does she react to the deaths of her sons?

3. Who does Gabriel Corte meet in the bar while at the luxury hotel, and what conclusion does he draw from being amongst these people?

4. Describe Bruno von Falk. What does the development of his character do in the novel in Chapters 3 and 4?

5. What factors in to Lucile Angellier's decision to ultimately reject Bruno von Falk?

6. What does Benoit come to the Angellier house to ask and why? What is the response to his favor?

7. What is the atmosphere of the town as the German's depart for Russia?

8. What do Gabriel Corte and Florence do when they are shown to their rooms in the luxury hotel?

9. What is discussed in the conversation between Lucile and Madame Angellier after Madame Angellier discovers Lucile talking to Bruno for the first time?

10. What happens to the relationship between the French villagers and the German soldiers after the incident involving Benoit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters in the novel go through some kind of character development even if it is only momentarily or small. Hubert Pericand, though, seems to go through the most changes in the novel as he develops from a naive child to a reflective young man. What experiences lead to the change and growth of Hubert Pericand? How do these experiences affect his personality, beliefs, and ideals? Does his mother's opinion of him change throughout the novel? What types of things does Hubert begin to question when he learns of his brother Philippe's death when he returns to Nimes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the presence of one of the following themes in the novel: money, love, food, enemies, secrets, friendship, charity. How is the theme present in the novel? What characters or situations does the theme relate to? Provide examples. What is the theme's importance in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Materialism is a major theme found throughout the novel and shared by many of the main characters. Discuss the theme of materialism in the novel. Which characters display their materialism and what effect does it have on the character or their plight in the novel?

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