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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isabelle receive at the ration line in the end of Chapter 10?

2. Who is the German soldier that will be billeting at Vianne's home in Chapter 8?

3. In what war did Vianne's father fight?

4. Who are the family that Julien sends Isabelle from Paris with in Chapter 5?

5. What information does Beck relate regarding Antoine in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mission does Henri enlist Isabelle to in Chapter 10?

2. Why does Vianne not write to Antoine in Chapter 20?

3. How does the author develop Isabelle's plotline in Chapter 15?

4. How does the author illustrate the contrasts between Vianne and Isabelle in Chapter 11?

5. How are Isabelle and Vianne contrasted in Chapters 5 and 6 of the novel?

6. What is foreshadowed by Vianne's conversation with Mother Superior in Chapter 12?

7. Whom does Isabelle idolize? What does this character represent to Isabelle?

8. Why is Isabelle successful in her mission in Chapter 19?

9. How does Isabelle perceive her father when she arrives in Paris in Chapter 15?

10. What does the church represent symbolically in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Von Richter in The Nightingale. What causes Von Richter to come to Le Jardin? How does Von Richter differ from Beck? Do you think that Von Richter is an empathetic character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the characters of Rachel, Daniel, and Sarah in the novel. How does Rachel know Vianne? What becomes of each of these characters in the course of the story? Where is Rachel taken?

Essay Topic 3

What actions does Vianne take to help Jews in France during the war? What causes her to commit these actions? How do Vianne's actions endanger herself and her family? Do you think that Vianne's actions are brave? Why or why not?

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