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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 type of cattle are grazing in Chapter 21?

2. In Chapter 25, how long are Perdu, Max, and Cuneo in Briare when they are asked to leave?

3. In Chapter 24, what is the name of the cargo vessel that Cuneo is looking for?

4. In Chapter 30, when was the book of life supposedly written?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Samy write Southern Lights?

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

7. What does the woman look like and what does she do when she opens the door the P.D. Olson's home?

8. How does Cuneo describe Perdu to Zelda?

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

10. At the end of Chapter 33, what were the only things that Manon took for the cancer and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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