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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. At the beginning of Chapter 27, what are the houses built of in Apremont-sur-allier?

2. What month is it in Chapter 34?

3. Who does Cuneo know in a small village called Apremont-sur-Allier?

4. In Chapter 23, how many men come to break up the dancing?

5. In Chapter 32, what does Samy remember that her father used to call her?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 26, how do Perdu, Max, and Cuneo try to help a drowning deer?

2. What areas does Cuneo lay claim to in Chapter 24 when he joins Perdu and Max on the barge?

3. What does Samy have with her when Cuneo picks her up in Chapter 31?

4. In Chapter 32, what does Samy say that her innate flaw is and what trouble did it cause her?

5. In Chapter 32, how long and when does Perdu say that he was genuinely happy in one stretch?

6. In Chapter 25, why are Perdu, Max, and Cuneo told to leave Briare?

7. How does Perdu describe Cuisery in Chapter 30?

8. How did the deer's death affect the men in Chapter 27?

9. How does Southern Lights bring Samy her man?

10. Why did Samy write Southern Lights?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Max does not have a close relationship with his father. What type of relationship does Max have with his father and how has it affected his life and the man he is becoming?

Essay Topic 2

How does Samantha’s jump into the river mirror the emotional journey that Perdu, Max, and Cuneo are taking?

Essay Topic 3

As Perdu contemplated Max and the book he wrote, Perdu wondered how it was possible to feel so intensely and still survive. Why is it difficult for Perdu to understand how someone can go on after suffering heartbreak?

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