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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. Where does Isabelle tell Vianne she plans to go after dinner in Chapter 9?
(a) To Chartres.
(b) To Tours.
(c) To Paris.
(d) To New York.

2. In which year does Chapter 2 begin?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1995.

3. What does Gaetan's note for Isabelle say in Chapter 7?
(a) "I love you."
(b) "You are not ready."
(c) "I will see you soon."
(d) "Meet me in the garden at midnight."

4. Who tends to Vianne after she has collapsed in Chapter 20?
(a) Gaetan.
(b) Beck.
(c) Henri.
(d) Didier.

5. How does Anouk deliver a message to Isabelle in Chapter 17?
(a) The message is hidden in a glove.
(b) The message is encoded in newspaper headlines.
(c) The message is hidden in a loaf of bread.
(d) The message is tucked into a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Vianne when she first became pregnant?

2. What French general, resistant, and statesman is described in Chapter 8?

3. Who is the guide that leads Isabelle and the airmen to safety in Chapter 19?

4. What does "RAF" refer to in the narrative?

5. What is Isabelle's code name as she sets out on her mission with the airman in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How would you compare the characters of Vianne and Isabelle in The Nightingale?

4. What themes are introduced in Chapter 1?

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

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

7. What is revealed about Isabelle's character through her first conversation with Anouk?

8. How does Isabelle perceive her father when she arrives in Paris in Chapter 15?

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

10. What is foreshadowed by Vianne's conversation with Mother Superior in Chapter 12?

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