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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 Vianne have nightmares about in Chapter 27?
(a) Beck and Isabelle.
(b) Sarah and Rachel.
(c) Henri and Julien.
(d) Von Richter.

2. Who in Isabelle's apartment building is taken by the Germans but told that her children can stay in Chapter 21?
(a) Micheline Babineau.
(b) Madame Vizniak.
(c) Edith Cavell.
(d) Juliette Gervaise.

3. From whom is the letter that Vianne reads to Isabelle in Chapter 38?
(a) Edith Cavell.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Micheline Babineau.
(d) Their father.

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

5. What surprise does Antoine take Vianne outside to see in Chapter 37?
(a) The blooming apple tree.
(b) A makeshift stage.
(c) A flower garden.
(d) Isabelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has gotten Isabelle a clerical position working for the Germans in Chapter 21?

2. In what season does Chapter 24 begin?

3. Why does Von Richter say he will be leaving the next day in Chapter 29?

4. Where do Isabelle and Gaetan arrive in the beginning of Chapter 30?

5. How is Isabelle told to separate the cards with names on them when she begins clerical work for the Germans?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the character of Von Richter described in the narrative?

4. How is the theme of love developed in Chapter 25?

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

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

7. Where does Vianne go in order to search for Isabelle in Chapter 37?

8. How is the theme of loss developed in Chapter 38?

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

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

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