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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 is Isabelle when Gaetan arrives in Chapter 38?
(a) The backyard.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) The attic.
(d) At Rachel's home.

2. What is Beck holding in his hand at the train station in Chapter 23?
(a) A pitcher of water.
(b) A glass of wine.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A whip.

3. Who comes to Vianne to warn her to hide her friend in Chapter 22?
(a) Beck.
(b) Von Richter.
(c) Didier.
(d) Henri.

4. What is the false name that Ari is given after Vianne takes him?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Antoine.
(c) Marc.
(d) Julien.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes to find a doctor to help the fallen pilot in Chapter 25?

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

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

4. How many orphans' names are on the list that Vianne hands over in Chapter 37?

5. Where does Vianne see her father's body in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is the theme of womanhood developed in Chapter 32?

10. Why does Vianne concede to having sex with Von Richter?

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