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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. About what time does Colette remember coming inside to the library in Chapter 21?

2. At the end of Chapter 10, in what amount of time does Isabelle say she will meet Armand at the University auditorium?

3. In Chapter 23, where is Tardif's brother found?

4. In Chapter 14, when do Colette's grandchildren plan to leave?

5. At what university does Robinson work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Robinson react when Colette suggests that Schneider was killed by someone who wanted to kill Robinson?

2. What is known about the man who tries to shoot Professor Robinson?

3. What does the Auberge look like when Armand and Reine-Marie walk in for the New Year's party in Chapter 16?

4. What does the sound tech tell Jean-Guy, when Jean-Guy interviews him?

5. What do Armand and Jean-Guy find when teenagers raise an alarm?

6. What does Professor Robinson think of Armand?

7. Why does Armand go to see Chancellor Colette Roberge?

8. Who stays to watch the bonfire as midnight approaches?

9. Who is Debbie Schneider, and how do she and Robinson know one another?

10. How is Colette's kitchen described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Madness of Crowds? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Vincent Gilbert worked for Ewen Cameron. What did Vincent’s attempt to destroy all records of his work with Cameron reveal about how he felt about working with Cameron? How and why does he attempt to justify his work with Cameron?

Essay Topic 3

Haniya tells Armand that she would not have killed Robinson. Why does Haniya not kill Robinson? Why does she believe Robinson’s death would spread not quash Robinson’s ideas?

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