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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. With whom does Isabelle tell Vianne she is going to travel in Chapter 13?
(a) Julien.
(b) Gaetan.
(c) Didier.
(d) Henri.

2. Whom does Isabelle's father tell her to look for to help her on her journey with the pilot in Chapter 18?
(a) Edith Cavell.
(b) Micheline Babineau.
(c) Julien Rossignol.
(d) Juliette Gervaise.

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

4. What is the name of the town where Vianne lives with her husband and daughter in Chapter 2?
(a) Carriveau.
(b) Digne.
(c) Chartres.
(d) Cognac.

5. What happens before Isabelle loses contact with the family she is being sent from Paris with in Chapter 5?
(a) The horse carriage runs away.
(b) The Germans shoot them.
(c) The car runs out of gas.
(d) The car is bombed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the invitation for that the elderly woman receives in Chapter 14?

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

3. In what year does Chapter 15 begin?

4. What is Isabelle's first mission with the resistance group in Chapter 10?

5. Who claims to have recommended Isabelle for the resistance efforts?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author illustrate the violence of war in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How would you describe the narrative style of Chapter 1? From whose perspective is this chapter related?

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

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

10. What themes are introduced in Chapter 1?

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