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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. In Chapter 27, why does Gabriel Corte shed a tear?

2. What does Madame Angellier want to do regarding Benoit?

3. Who does Lucile consider seeking out in Paris to help Benoit?

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

5. After he returns to his family, what does Hubert's presence in church do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the Germans have a party and what are the feelings of the French villagers about it?

3. Why do the Perrin women come back to the village and pay a visit to the Angellier house?

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

5. What does Lucile decide to do about Benoit as the Germans are leaving?

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

7. Describe the scene of the German soldiers in Bussy.

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

9. How does Madame Angellier feel about her daughter-in-law, Lucile?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning of the novel, the many different characters introduced in the novel appear to only have in common their terrible plight of living and trying to survive in France during the German attack and subsequent occupation during World War II. However, as the novel progresses, many of these characters cross paths and affect the lives of other characters. Describe some of these instances where characters' paths cross. How do these seemingly unconnected characters affect each others' lives either in small or in big ways? How does this affect the novel? What does this tell us about the world in general?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

A few characters in the novel seem reluctant to evacuate Paris and bothered by the fact that they have to share the plight of the exodus with regular people. These characters are desperate to separate themselves from everyone else and the war. Discuss the idea of separating one's self from the war. Which characters refuse to accept the reality of the situation? How do they separate themselves from the war and the other refugees? Are they successful? Why or why not?

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