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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 tell Agnes when Agnes returns from Paris?

2. Who is the narrator's brother?

3. What is the narrator's and Fabienne's first book about?

4. What animals does the narrator raise as an adult?

5. What did M. Devaux once write himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where do Agnes and Fabienne live?

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

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

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

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

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

9. As childhood friends, what does Fabienne seem to think of Agnes?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effects does the war still cast on Agnes's home village when the book opens, and how does Yiyun communicate them to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Fabienne want to write stories, but refuse to take credit for them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Agnes's experiences at Woodsway affect her after she leaves? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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