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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. How old is Perdu's father?
2. In Manon's Travel Diary, when was she going to Paris?
3. How many push-ups does Perdu do at the beginning of Chapter 13?
4. In Chapter 3, what was the name of Monsieur Perdu's barge before it became the "Literary Apothecary"?
5. In Chapter 10, how many books does Perdu say are in the Literary Apothecary?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 11, what does Catherine say about life with her ex-husband?
2. In Chapter 18, how does Perdu remember that Vijaya found his future wife?
3. In Chapter 4, why does Perdu say that he named his barge the "Literary Apothecary"?
4. Where is the table that Perdu decides to give away in Chapter 1, and how does he have to get into the room?
5. In Chapter 18, what does Max say about his father and what his father said when Max offered to supplement his father's income?
6. In Chapter 5, how does Perdu say that he knows what books are suitable for people?
7. How did Madame Catherine Le P find out that her husband had left her?
8. In Chapter 18, what issues does Brigadier Levec find with Perdu's boat?
9. What is the flag like that Max finds in Chapter 16?
10. In Chapter 15, where does Perdu think about mooring for the evening and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Manon contemplated pain as she prepared to die. What did the author convey about death and pain through Manon’s experiences?
Essay Topic 2
Books have been protection for Perdu. How have books created a force field in his life and how has that force field affected the way that Perdu lives?
Essay Topic 3
Perdu has danced the tango with Manon and encounters a secret tango dance during his travels. Why was it so important to Manon that Perdu learn how to dance the tango, and how did dancing the tango help Perdu become a man who was more free to love?
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