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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 father?

2. What month is it in the beginning of Chapter 13?

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

4. Isabelle reads a notice in Chapter 19 that says women discovered assisting airmen will be what?

5. In what year does The Nightingale open in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the scene described as Isabelle flees Paris in Chapter 5?

3. Why is Isabelle unable to return to Paris after Beck's arrival? How are the changes in Carriveau described in this section of the novel?

4. How would you describe the narrative style of Chapter 1? From whose perspective is this chapter related?

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

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

7. How does Vianne describe her relatiosnhip with Antoine in Chapter 2?

8. What clues does the author employ to indicate the identity of the elderly woman in Chapter 14?

9. What themes are introduced in Chapter 1?

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 the elderly woman who is introduced in Chapter 1. Who is this character revealed to be in the end of the novel? What clues does the author indicate regarding her identity early in the narrative? Why does this character go to Paris?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Gaetan in The Nightingale. Where does Isabelle meet Gaetan? What is Gaetan's involvement in the resistance effort? What happens to this character at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of loss in The Nightingale. What losses do the main characters endure in the course of the narrative? How do they come to acceptance with these losses? How is this theme developed through symbolism and imagery?

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