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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 is the name of Vianne's daughter in the novel?

2. Where does Julien say he is working in Chapter 15?

3. Who is the woman in Paris that Isabelle has delivered a message to in Chapter 16?

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

5. What is Isabelle's code name as she sets out on her mission with the airman in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you compare the characters of Vianne and Isabelle in The Nightingale?

2. How does Isabelle relate to the pilots in Chapter 19?

3. What is symbolized by Isabelle's action with the chalk in Chapter 9?

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

5. How does the author illustrate the violence of war in Chapter 6?

6. What leads to Vianne's questioning the Germans in Chapter 17? What are the repercussions of this action?

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

8. How is the demoralization of war illustrated in Chapters 5 and 6?

9. What is revealed through Isabelle's encounter with the man by the propaganda posters in Chapter 12?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of war and identity in the novel. How are these themes developed through character, symbolism, and imagery? How does the war change the way the characters perceive themselves?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of gender and womanhood in The Nightingale. In what ways are the roles of women challenged in the course of the story? How does Isabelle perceive the role of women? How does Vianne?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Captain Beck in the novel. Why does Beck come to Le Jardin? What is his relationship like with Vianne? How does Isabelle feel about Beck? What happens to Beck in the narrative?

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