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

2. Where is Isabelle asked to deliver a message to by the resistance in Chapter 13?

3. How old does Vianne say she was when she met Antoine in Chapter 11?

4. What does Beck bring to dinner in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is the title of The Nightingale addressed by Gaetan in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 the setting of Paris and the changes that Paris undergoes in the course of the novel. When is Paris invaded by the Nazis? How does this change the atmosphere of this setting? Why does Isabelle go to Paris?

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