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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 is on the flag that Manon made?

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

3. In Chapter 19, how many years does Ida say that she was married?

4. In Chapter 4, how thick is the steel gangway that leads to Perdu's bookshop?

5. In Chapter 10, how many books does Perdu say are in the Literary Apothecary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Perdu get his boat ready to sail?

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

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

4. In Chapter 6, who does Perdu say should read Jose Saramago's Blindness?

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

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

7. What does Catherine tell Perdu in a note in Chapter 9?

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

9. Why did Manon say that she was going to marry Luc and still be Perdu's lover?

10. In Chapter 8, what did Perdu get rid of and what did he keep after Manon was gone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are several different settings in the novel. How does the setting of the book in Sanary almost take on the quality of a character, and how does Perdu interact with the setting and allow it to bring him healing?

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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