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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 7, what is the name of the waiter who is an avid reader?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what is the name of the woman that Perdu is helping?

3. In Chapter 20, what is the color of Lindgren's fur?

4. In what book does Clarissa Menepeche loved the warrior Brienne?

5. In Chapter 5, what is Max Jordan holding when Perdu finds him on his boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Paris seem like to Perdu when his parents took him to see relatives in Brittany?

2. What can Perdu smell in Chapter 1 when he opens a casement window?

3. Why does Perdu feel sick that he did not read Manon's letter?

4. In Chapter 18, what issues does Brigadier Levec find with Perdu's boat?

5. What types of buildings and shops are in Perdu's neighborhood?

6. What is the flag like that Max finds in Chapter 16?

7. In Chapter 11, what does Catherine say about life with her ex-husband?

8. In Chapter 2, what book does Perdu give a customer and how does he tell her to read it?

9. In Chapter 10, how does Perdu feel when he is at Catherine's flat?

10. Where is the table that Perdu decides to give away in Chapter 1, and how does he have to get into the room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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