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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 Lucile want the freedom to do?

2. Where is Charlotte Pericand's mother's house located?

3. Where does Lucile invite Bruno to work after he is smoked out of his room?

4. Which of the following best describes Charlotte Pericand's mother?

5. What does Bruno give to Lucile as he is preparing to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the marriage between Lucile and Gaston Angellier?

2. Describe the Viscountess Montmort.

3. What happens to Madame Angellier as Lucile and Bruno become closer?

4. Why are the Germans going to arrest Benoit and what happens when they arrive at the Sabarie house?

5. What happens between Lucile and Bruno while they are waiting for the German soldiers to find the Perrins' possessions?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the character of Benoit Sabarie.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of religion is subtle but used throughout the novel. Example of instances of allusion to religion can be found in the character of Philippe Pericand, who is a Catholic priest, Charlotte Pericand and her Christian "charity," Madame Craquant and praying for the dead in Nimes, and in the arrival of the Germans to the village of Bussy on Easter Sunday. Discuss the theme of religion and its importance in the novel.

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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