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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 does Armand tell Isabelle to charge Simon Tardif with?

2. In Chapter 44, what color abaya is Haniya wearing?

3. What bridge does Jean-Guy drive over on his way to McGill?

4. What type of tea does Olivier bring Isabelle in Chapter 39?

5. What is Stephen reading to Idola In Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is learned about Robinson's mother?

3. What is Gilbert's cabin like?

4. In Chapter 42, what does Haniya say to Armand when he again asks if she killed Schneider?

5. What work did Ewen Cameron do?

6. What does Robinson say about her argument with Vincent GIlbert?

7. What trauma does Isabelle share with Haniya?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robinson proposes mercy euthanasia. How would Robinson implement her proposal? Who would be targeted for mercy killings? What do characters think about her proposal and why do they wish to stop her?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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