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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 Agnes tell Fabienne she does not think either of them really want?

2. What title does Mrs. Townsend suggest for Agnes's next book?

3. Whose neck does Agnes imagine Fabienne wringing?

4. What is the name of Fabienne's and Anges's first book?

5. What does Mrs. Townsend say Agnes is too young for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Townsend come to see Agnes?

2. What does Mrs. Townsend admonish Agnes for in Part IV?

3. What does Agnes learn about her own journal in Part IV?

4. What does the photographer in Part IV tell Agnes about what he thinks about her future?

5. What is the difference between how Jacques and Fabienne write to Agnes?

6. What does Catalina say when Agnes asks about Meaker?

7. What does Agnes's first letter to Fabienne say once she leaves for school?

8. What does Mrs. Townsend tell Agnes she once aspired to?

9. Who is Jaques?

10. What does Fabienne say people will think about Agnes if she does not want to go to school in England?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Agnes learn about Fabienne and their friendship through Fabienne's letters from "Jacques?" 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 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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