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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 the elderly woman say she is going for the weekend when she leaves her son a message in Chapter 26?
(a) To Berlin.
(b) To London.
(c) To Paris.
(d) To New York.

2. When does Chapter 36 begin?
(a) September, 1995.
(b) March, 1946.
(c) July, 1945.
(d) February, 1945.

3. When does Chapter 32 begin?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1995.

4. What season is it when Sophie becomes ill in Chapter 21?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

5. Where are Isabelle and Micheline in the beginning of Chapter 38?
(a) New York.
(b) Le Jardin.
(c) A concentration camp.
(d) A Red Cross station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hits Beck over the head with a shovel in Chapter 25?

2. In what season does Chapter 24 begin?

3. Where does Chapter 39 begin?

4. Gaeton tells Isabelle in Chapter 29 that he knows every time they kiss, it is what?

5. How does Isabelle escape Le Jardin in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rachel give her son to Vianne to care for him in Chapter 23?

2. How is Gaetan's return described in Chapter 38?

3. How is the theme of war developed in Chapter 29?

4. Why is Isabelle unable to help her neighbors in Chapter 23?

5. What happens to Beck in Chapter 25? How does this event develop the plot of the narrative?

6. What does Isabelle think about during her torture in Chapter 34?

7. Why don't the Nazi's believe Isabelle's confession in Chapter 34?

8. What does Vianne say about hate in Chapter 38?

9. What symbolism is revealed through Isabelle's dream in Chapter 27?

10. What is revealed through the conversation between Vianne and Gaetan in Chapter 25?

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