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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 do with the pilot's flight suit in Chapter 17?

2. In which month does Chapter 12 begin?

3. What does Beck bring for Vianne to cook for dinner in Chapter 15?

4. In which year does Chapter 2 begin?

5. Whom does Gaetan say he is going to check on before joining a regiment in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Vianne's views on war described in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How is the theme of love developed in The Nightingale? What characters in the novel fall in love? What does love mean to these characters? How does the author develop this theme through character, setting, symbolism, and imagery?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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