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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 is Samantha in Chapter 31?

2. What type of vehicle do Jordan, Perdu, Pd. D., the cat woman and Cuneo escape in in Chapter 23?

3. What does Perdu think that Samy's laugh is like in Chapter 32?

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

5. How long will it take Perdu to drive from Avignon to Bonnieux In Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. On what conditions does Perdu want Cuneo and Samy to take his barge?

4. Why did Samy write Southern Lights?

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

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

7. In Chapter 22, what is the woman like that Perdu suggests Max dance with?

8. What does Perdu tell Cuneo that Max has lost in Chapter 26?

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

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

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

Perdu has turned inward and avoided people since he lost his love over 20 years ago. How does Perdu give up his identity as he grieves his lost love?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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