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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. In Chapter 24, who thinks that they saw the cargo vessel that Cuneo is looking for?

2. What is the temperature at the beginning of Chapter 35?

3. What were invented in Montagris?

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

5. In Chapter 29, what is Cuneo wearing as he tends to the woman rescued from the river?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Cuneo join Perdu and Max on their voyage in Chapter 23?

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

7. What does Olson say about being on Facebook in Chapter 23?

8. How does Cuneo describe Perdu to Zelda?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The experiences Perdu has in the novel help him face his past and learn to love again. What experiences especially help Perdu to open his heart to love again?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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