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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 was Margot when she was in love with a German soldier?

2. In Chapter 1, how old is Monsieur Perdu?

3. In Chapter 3, how many languages has the book Night been translated into?

4. At the end of Chapter 2, what summer is Monsieur Perdu thinking of?

5. In Chapter 1, what was the name of the cat that used to sleep on a sofa in the room that Monsieur Perdu kept closed for a long time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Manon leave Perdu?

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

3. How do Perdu and Max get dinner in Chapter 19?

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

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

6. In Chapter 5, how does Perdu say that he knows what books are suitable for people?

7. How did Perdu learn to drive a cargo boat?

8. In Chapter 20 when Perdu borrows Ida's bicycle, what does he leave on the handlebars of the bike?

9. How did Madame Catherine Le P find out that her husband had left her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elaia has been dealing with cancer since she was a child. What is revealed about the struggle to live through Elaia and the name that she gives her cancer?

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 and Catherine are drawn together when they first meet. What draws the two of them together and how does grief play a factor in bringing them together?

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