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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 is the village postmaster?

2. What animals does M. Devaux raise?

3. What can you not cut an apple with?

4. What does the narrator say "corrupts"?

5. What does Agnes have for the first time in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Fabienne think Agnes should be the "face" of their books?

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 does Yiyun explain the many differences in personality and temperament between Fabienne and Agnes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does infertility affect Agnes's life as an adult? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Yiyun use Agnes's geese that she raises to symbolize 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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