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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isabelle demark with chalk in Chapter 9?
(a) A movie poster.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A painting.
(d) A Nazi poster.

2. What does Beck bring to dinner in Chapter 9?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Bread.
(d) Wine.

3. What is Isabelle's code name as she sets out on her mission with the airman in Chapter 19?
(a) The Moon-cloud.
(b) The Shadow.
(c) The Hawk.
(d) The Nightingale.

4. Who is Vianne's best friend and neighbor?
(a) Marie.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Isabelle.

5. Who is the guide that leads Isabelle and the airmen to safety in Chapter 19?
(a) Didier.
(b) Eduardo.
(c) Antoine.
(d) Charles de Gaulle.

6. What is Isabelle's first mission with the resistance group in Chapter 10?
(a) Passing messages through loaves of bread.
(b) Printing flyers for the resistance.
(c) Distributing flyers for the resistance.
(d) Transporting airmen across the border.

7. In what year does The Nightingale open in Chapter 1?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1942.

8. Why does Isabelle say the Nazis are in Carriveau in Chapter 8?
(a) Because of the airstrip there.
(b) Because of the Jews there.
(c) Because of the food there.
(d) Because of the resistance fighters there.

9. Where does Isabelle hide the family valuables in Chapter 8?
(a) In the barn cellar.
(b) In a flower pot.
(c) In a cemetery plot.
(d) In the attic.

10. What does Rachel show Vianne that she and her daughter will have to wear in Chapter 20?
(a) Red crosses.
(b) Red stars.
(c) Yellow stars.
(d) Blue stars.

11. What does "RAF" refer to in the narrative?
(a) Regional Air Force.
(b) Royal Air Force.
(c) Retribution of Armed Forces.
(d) Remittance of Armed Forces.

12. Where do Isabelle and Gaetan sleep when they arrive at Vianne's home in Chapter 7?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the pergola.
(c) In her father's bedroom.
(d) In her sister's bedroom.

13. Why is Vianne fired from her job in Chapter 17?
(a) For slapping a Nazi official.
(b) For her involvement with Isabelle.
(c) For questioning the authorities.
(d) For distributing resistance flyers.

14. Why is Isabelle unable to reach her destination in Chapter 9?
(a) She is arrested for treason.
(b) She is bitten by a dog.
(c) She needs a pass to travel.
(d) She is shot.

15. What information does Beck relate regarding Antoine in Chapter 11?
(a) Antoine has joined the Nazi fighters.
(b) Antoine has been taken prisoner.
(c) Antoine has fled to America.
(d) Antoine has been killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Isabelle go first when she arrives in Paris in Chapter 15?

2. What name is on the passport that the elderly woman finds in the attic in Chapter 1?

3. In which month does Chapter 12 begin?

4. What is the name of Vianne's daughter in the novel?

5. Who tends to Vianne after she has collapsed in Chapter 20?

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