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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps the narrator and Fabienne write their books?
(a) M. Devaux.
(b) M. Richarde.
(c) M. Picard.
(d) M. Chastain.

2. What does Mlle Boverat bring for Agnes's hair?
(a) Scissors.
(b) A hat.
(c) Dye.
(d) Barrettes.

3. How does the narrator feel about the book writing?
(a) It makes her suspicious.
(b) It wearies her.
(c) It thrills her.
(d) It makes her angry.

4. Who used to cut Agnes's hair?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her sisters.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

5. How many stories are in the narrator's and Fabienne's first book?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Agnes spend in Paris in Part II?

2. Where do the narrator and Fabienne often go together for peace?

3. Who requests that Agnes go to Paris alone in September?

4. What problem do the narrator and her husband have?

5. Who is the village postmaster?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what circumstance does Agnes say people would have no need for myths?

2. What does M. Bazin say Agnes is?

3. What does the photographer M. Bazin tell Agnes when he shoots her pictures?

4. Why does Fabienne's death seem especially tragic to Agnes?

5. What does Jean, Agnes's brother, struggle with?

6. How does Agnes's family handle Jean's death?

7. What does Anges realize as an adult that Americans are quick to call someone?

8. What does Fabienne say at first when Agnes asks her why she wants to write a book?

9. Why does Fabienne decide to accuse M. Devaux of touching her?

10. Why does Fabienne want Agnes to actually physically write the book?

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