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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. What has happened to the apple tree at Le Jardin in Chapter 33?
(a) It has bloomed.
(b) It has been burned down.
(c) It has withered and died.
(d) It has been plowed over by a tank.

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

3. What does the new German tell Vianne she will do that night in Chapter 27?
(a) Move to the orphanage.
(b) Turn herself into the police.
(c) Give her son over to the Nazis.
(d) Cook dinner for his guests.

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

5. Where do Isabelle and Gaetan arrive in the beginning of Chapter 30?
(a) Cognac.
(b) Bayonne.
(c) Chartres.
(d) Digne.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Vianne's father greet her in Carriveau in Chapter 33?

3. What does the new German drink each morning in Chapter 27?

4. To whom does Isabelle deliver a message wrapped inside a flower bouquet in Chapter 24?

5. To whom does Vianne take the orphan boy in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Isabelle describe her time at the concentration camp in Chapter 38?

6. What causes the changes in Vianne's character in Chapter 22?

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

8. How does Rachel respond to the death of Sarah in the narrative?

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

10. What is symbolized by the cloths tied to the apple tree in the narrative?

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