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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. How old was Vianne when her mother died?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 19.

2. What does Isabelle receive at the ration line in the end of Chapter 10?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A sack of potatoes.
(c) 2/3 of a cup of butter.
(d) A tin of coffee.

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

4. Where do Gaetan and Isabelle run for protection from the bombing in Chapter 6?
(a) Into a church.
(b) Into a brothel.
(c) Into a bakery.
(d) Into a cemetery.

5. Where is the unnamed elderly woman moving in Chapter 1?
(a) To her son's home.
(b) To a convent.
(c) To her sister's summer home.
(d) To an assisted living facility.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what war did Vianne's father fight?

2. What is Vianne forced to sell for food money in Chapter 20?

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

4. Why does Isabelle say the Nazis are in Carriveau in Chapter 8?

5. What does Beck bring for Vianne to cook for dinner in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Isabelle's involvement in the resistance develop in Chapter 17?

3. Why is Isabelle unable to return to Paris after Beck's arrival? How are the changes in Carriveau described in this section of the novel?

4. What does the church represent symbolically in Chapter 6?

5. What themes are introduced in Chapter 1?

6. How is the theme of family developed in Chapter 15?

7. How is the demoralization of war illustrated in Chapters 5 and 6?

8. How is the scene described as Isabelle flees Paris in Chapter 5?

9. What clues does the author employ to indicate the identity of the elderly woman in Chapter 14?

10. What is symbolized by Isabelle's action with the chalk in Chapter 9?

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