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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. Where does Armand want Jean-Guy to go and see if any information can be found on Vincent Gilbert's career?

2. What type of puzzle are Colette and her husband working on in Chapter 41?

3. How old was Robinson when her father died?

4. In Chapter 46, who pulls a gun on Robinson?

5. In Chapter 42, where does Haniya sit after helping Reine-Marie fix dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Armand, Isabelle, and Jean-Guy find in the box of evidence from Debbie Schneider's home?

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

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

4. What work did Ewen Cameron do?

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

6. What does Robinson say about meeting Ruth Zardo and using her poem, and how does Armand contradict her?

7. What possible motive is there for Edouard Tardif's attack on Robinson?

8. What is Gilbert's cabin like?

9. How does Isabelle remember Armand helping her when she was in the hospital?

10. What type of graphs is Paul Robinson standing in front of in a photo at a conference?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The phrase, “all will be well” is used frequently in the novel. During the pandemic how is the phrase used? How does Abigail Robinson twist and pervert the phrase?

Essay Topic 2

Armand begins to realize that love can be a stronger motivation than hate. Why does Armand begin to realize that love can be a stronger motivation than hate? How does Penny show through various characters the ways in which love may be a stronger motivator than hate?

Essay Topic 3

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Madness of Crowds? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in the book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

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