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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 Gaetan's note for Isabelle say in Chapter 7?

2. Who is the leader of the resistance group that Isabelle meets with in Chapter 10?

3. What does Isabelle's last name translate to in English?

4. Why does Isabelle tell Beck she needs a travel pass in Chapter 13?

5. From whom does Beck give Vianne a letter in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Whom does Isabelle idolize? What does this character represent to Isabelle?

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

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

7. What themes are introduced in Chapter 1?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Nightingale. Where in the narrative do each of the following occur: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement? Who are the protagonists of the story? Who are the antagonists? Do you consider the ending to be a "happy ending"? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism relating to the apple tree at Le Jardin. Why does Vianne tie pieces of cloth to the apple tree? What do these pieces of cloth symbolize? What becomes of the apple tree?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the settings of Le Jardin and Carriveau in The Nightingale. How do these settings change in the course of the story? What causes the changes to these settings?

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