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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the term "gendarme" refer to?
(a) A place where arms are kept.
(b) A place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned.
(c) The person in command of a ship.
(d) A a military force charged with police duties among civilian populations.

2. Who is the German who will come live with Vianne after Beck's disappearance?
(a) Von Richter.
(b) Rossignol.
(c) Julien.
(d) Gervaise.

3. What do Beck and the German soldiers do when they come to Vianne's home in Chapter 13?
(a) They tear down a wall.
(b) They shoot Rachel.
(c) They abduct Sophie.
(d) They abduct Ari.

4. What is Vianne forced to sell for food money in Chapter 20?
(a) Her wedding ring.
(b) Her mother's pearls.
(c) Her jade bracelet.
(d) Her father's gold bars.

5. Who is the author of the poetry book that the elderly woman finds in the attic in Chapter 1?
(a) Julien Rossignol.
(b) Charles de Gaulle.
(c) Edith Cavell.
(d) Juliette Gervaise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Vianne's husband in the narrative?

2. When does Chapter 32 begin?

3. Who is the French policeman that Vianne sees taking Madame Fournier and her son Gilles away in Chapter 27?

4. In what year does Chapter 13 begin?

5. Whom does Vianne go to for papers for the Jewish orphan in Chapter 30?

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