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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 tells Isabelle about the recruitment of women for clerical work in Chapter 21?
(a) Didier.
(b) Henri.
(c) Anouk.
(d) Beck.

2. What illness does Vianne say her baby may have when the Germans come to her home in Chapter 27?
(a) The flu.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Tuberculosis.

3. Gaeton tells Isabelle in Chapter 29 that he knows every time they kiss, it is what?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Love.
(c) Goodbye.
(d) Hope.

4. What has become of Rachel and Marc in Chapter 37?
(a) They have been released from the camps.
(b) They have died.
(c) They have escaped to Spain.
(d) They have escaped to America.

5. What does Von Richter do to Vianne in the end of Chapter 33?
(a) He shoots her.
(b) He rapes her.
(c) He stabs her.
(d) He kidnaps her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is with Isabelle when they hear commotion at the camp in Chapter 37?

2. What does Sophie give to Daniel in Chapter 37?

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

4. Whom is the elderly woman revealed to be in Chapter 39?

5. When does Chapter 32 begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How are the characters of Vianne and Isabelle compared in Chapter 29?

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

6. What is revealed through Vianne's actions in Chapter 29?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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