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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 does Cuneo take with him when he joins Max and Perdu on the barge in Chapter 23?

2. In Chapter 34, what time do Perdu and Max return to the barge?

3. In Chapter 32, how long were the men in Cuisery after meeting Samy?

4. In Chapter 36 as Perdu drives, what song does he hear on the radio?

5. In Chapter 32, how many nuclear power stations have the men passed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Samy write Southern Lights?

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

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

4. In Manon's travel diary at the end of Chapter 21, what did Manon say about Luc and Perdu?

5. Why does Cuneo have to leave Zelda and Javier's home before dinner?

6. In Chapter 29, how do Cuneo, Perdu, and Max describe their parents?

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

8. In Chapter 28, what do Perdu and Cuneo confess?

9. At the beginning of Chapter 21, what can be seen from the Literary Apothecary barge?

10. How does Perdu describe Cuisery in Chapter 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Manon contemplated pain as she prepared to die. What did the author convey about death and pain through Manon’s experiences?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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