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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. In Chapter 17, what name does the policeman want Max to write in a copy of his book?
2. What book does Monsieur Perdu refuse to sell a customer in Chapter 3?
3. In Chapter 1, where is the door hidden to the room that Monsieur Perdu has not entered for a long time?
4. After what city in Chapter 15, do Perdu and Max plunge into the green of summer?
5. Who jumps on Perdu's boat as he casts off in Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 20 when Perdu borrows Ida's bicycle, what does he leave on the handlebars of the bike?
2. Why does Perdu feel sick that he did not read Manon's letter?
3. In Chapter 18, what issues does Brigadier Levec find with Perdu's boat?
4. Why did Manon leave Perdu?
5. In Chapter 11, what does Catherine say about life with her ex-husband?
6. In Chapter 6, who does Perdu say should read Jose Saramago's Blindness?
7. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does Perdu do for hours and how does he feel afterward?
8. In Chapter 18, how does Perdu remember that Vijaya found his future wife?
9. In Chapter 2, what book does Perdu give a customer and how does he tell her to read it?
10. How did Perdu learn to drive a cargo boat?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The experiences Perdu has in the novel help him face his past and learn to love again. What experiences especially help Perdu to open his heart to love again?
Essay Topic 2
Perdu and his traveling companions see a deer die on their trip. What does the deer symbolize about Manon and Perdu and the physical death that Manon experienced and the symbolic death that Perdu experienced?
Essay Topic 3
Perdu’s physical journeys in the novel lead to emotional healing. How does Perdu find healing from the grief he has had for more than 20 years through his travels?
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