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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 has Vianne begun her search for Isabelle in Chapter 37?
(a) Her father's apartment in Paris.
(b) Her father's bookstore in Paris.
(c) Tours.
(d) The concentration camps.

2. How many airmen has Isabelle now brought across the Pyrenees in Chapter 21?
(a) 87.
(b) 37.
(c) 95.
(d) 29.

3. What does Vianne rip from her father's clothing as he walks away in Chapter 33?
(a) A piece of his sleeve.
(b) A piece of his military jacket.
(c) A yellow star.
(d) His pants cuff.

4. Whom does Vianne go to for papers for the Jewish orphan in Chapter 30?
(a) Henri.
(b) Madame Vizniak.
(c) Gaetan.
(d) Von Richter.

5. From whom does Isabelle receive a note when she reaches the three pilots in Chapter 30?
(a) Von Richter.
(b) Didier.
(c) Edith Cavell.
(d) Henri.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in Isabelle's apartment building is taken by the Germans but told that her children can stay in Chapter 21?

2. Who is the German who will come live with Vianne after Beck's disappearance?

3. When does Chapter 36 begin?

4. What happens to the airman who didn't follow Isabelle's orders on the journey in Chapter 21?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the theme of love further developed in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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