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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. Whom does Beck compare Isabelle to in Chapter 9?

2. What does the term "gendarme" refer to?

3. In what year does Chapter 13 begin?

4. Where is the unnamed elderly woman living in Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Madame Babineau? What does her character represent in the novel?

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

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

9. What lies does Isabelle relate in Chapter 15? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Julien in the novel. What is Julien's relationship like with his daughters? How does the relationship between Julien, Isabelle, and Vianne change in the course of the story? What happens to Julien?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Isabelle and Vianne in The Nightingale. How are the sisters similar? How do they differ? What is revealed about each character through her actions in the narrative?

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