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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 Fabienne say when she does not want to do something Agnes suggests?

2. Who is the narrator's husband?

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

4. Who tells the narrator of Fabienne's death?

5. What does Jean say to the narrator before she goes to Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Agnes briefly fear Fabienne might do to M. Devaux?

2. What do the people in Paris think of Agnes there?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Agnes learn of Fabienne's death?

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

10. Why do Agnes and Fabienne go to M. Devaux to help with their book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why do you think Yiyun chooses to connect Fabienne and Agnes partially through their shared experiences of loss? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Agnes think Fabienne would have reacted to her, Agnes, finally writing the true story of their friendship, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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