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

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

3. In what year does Chapter 13 begin?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1944.

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

5. Who are the family that Julien sends Isabelle from Paris with in Chapter 5?
(a) The Rossignols.
(b) The Humberts.
(c) The Gervaises.
(d) The Coutances.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Beck offer to help Vianne with in the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. How old was Vianne when her mother died?

4. What "gift" does Beck give to Sophie in Chapter 12?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vianne not write to Antoine in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is revealed through Isabelle's encounter with the man by the propaganda posters in Chapter 12?

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

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