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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 42, where does Haniya sit after helping Reine-Marie fix dinner?

2. In Chapter 42, who might have killed Schneider thinking she was Robinson?

3. How old are Edouard Tardiff's children?

4. What is the name of the white clapboard church in Three Pines?

5. In Chapter 2, what time are Armand and Jean-Guy joined by Isabelle at the Gamache home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth show Armand in Chapter 39, and what does she tell him?

2. In Chapter 39, why is Jean-Guy thinking that Paul Robinson did not kill Maria?

3. What does Reine-Marie give Haniya when they part, and what are Haniya's thoughts about the gift?

4. What information do Armand and Reine-Marie find about Enid Horton?

5. Who is Jean-Paul, and what does Armand realize when he sees him in Chapter 41?

6. What is Gilbert's cabin like?

7. Why does Jean-Guy think that Paul Robinson saved Abby?

8. What does Jean-Guy find in a book in Colette's home, and how does Colette summarize the note?

9. What is learned about Robinson's mother?

10. What showdown occurs at the end of Chapter 46?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in The Madness of Crowds? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 2

Armand saves Robinson when someone shoots at her. How does his behavior run contrary to his beliefs about Robinson and her ideas? How do responsibility and duty influence Armand to act contrary to his beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

Ewen Cameron tortured patients he was supposed to treat. What did Cameron seem to assume about his patients? How did seeing them as inferior allow him to treat them like animals? Is his behavior and assumption of inferiority similar to what people assumed in Sudan when they treated Haniya and members of her ethnic group inhumanely?

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