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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. Who helps the narrator and Fabienne write their books?

2. What does Fabienne say she and the narrator are like?

3. What does Fabienne say a book should bear?

4. What does Fabienne often tell girls who want to befriend her and the narrator?

5. What does the photographer tell Agnes would not be interesting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Agnes's and Fabienne's first book focus on?

2. What does Fabienne tell Agnes about when she, Fabienne, says she will sort something out?

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

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

5. What does Anges once tell Fabienne she thinks everyone fears?

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

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

8. What happens to Joline, Fabienne's sister?

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

10. Where do Fabienne and Agnes often go to be by themselves and talk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do various adults engage in the exploitation of children throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Yiyun chose to write this novel entirely from Agnes's point of view? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Yiyun describe the environment in Saint Remy, France - Anges's and Fabienne's home village - in the early stages of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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