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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Beck compare Isabelle to in Chapter 9?
(a) His mother.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His sister.
(d) His aunt.

2. What is the name of Sophie's stuffed rabbit that she sleeps with?
(a) Marie.
(b) Pepi.
(c) Izzi.
(d) Bebe.

3. Who is the woman in Paris that Isabelle has delivered a message to in Chapter 16?
(a) Edith.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Anouk.

4. Where is Isabelle asked to deliver a message to by the resistance in Chapter 13?
(a) Cognac.
(b) Paris.
(c) Digne.
(d) Tours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gaetan say he was imprisoned for in Chapter 6?

2. What does the term "gendarme" refer to?

3. How old does Vianne say she was when she met Antoine in Chapter 11?

4. Who is Isabelle's hero?

5. What does Isabelle do with the pilot's flight suit in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Isabelle idolize? What does this character represent to Isabelle?

2. What mission does Henri enlist Isabelle to in Chapter 10?

3. How are Vianne's views on war described in Chapter 2?

4. What lies does Isabelle relate in Chapter 15? Why?

5. How does the author develop Isabelle's plotline in Chapter 15?

6. How does the author illustrate the contrasts between Vianne and Isabelle in Chapter 11?

7. How are Isabelle and Vianne contrasted in Chapters 5 and 6 of the novel?

8. Who is Madame Babineau? What does her character represent in the novel?

9. Why is Isabelle successful in her mission in Chapter 19?

10. How is the title of The Nightingale addressed by Gaetan in Chapter 6?

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