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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. Who is with Isabelle when they hear commotion at the camp in Chapter 37?
(a) Micheline.
(b) Henri.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Gaetan.

2. In what season does Chapter 24 begin?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

3. What does Beck give to Vianne when Sophie is ill in Chapter 21?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Medicine.
(c) A gun.
(d) Bread.

4. Who is waiting for Isabelle when she arrives at the train station in Carriveau in Chapter 38?
(a) Gaetan.
(b) Vianne.
(c) Julien.
(d) Daniel.

5. What does Sophie give to Daniel in Chapter 37?
(a) A letter.
(b) Bebe.
(c) An apple.
(d) A loaf of bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Vianne to warn her to hide her friend in Chapter 22?

2. What location is serving as a reception center for concentration camp survivors in Chapter 37?

3. What illness does Vianne say her baby may have when the Germans come to her home in Chapter 27?

4. Who accompanies Isabelle as she is smuggled to the safe house in Chapter 27?

5. Who claims to have shot Beck in the chest in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of loss developed in Chapters 22 and 23?

2. How is the theme of war developed further in Chapter 33?

3. How is the theme of loss developed in Chapter 25?

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

5. How has the setting of Carriveau changed in Chapter 33?

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

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

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

9. What is represented symbolically by Julien's sacrifice for his daughter in Chapter 34?

10. How does Von Richter's suggestion regarding the orphanage help to develop the plot of the novel?

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