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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 elderly woman in Chapter 31?

2. To whom does Vianne take the orphan boy in Chapter 29?

3. Who claims to have shot Beck in the chest in Chapter 25?

4. For whom does Isabelle apologize for when she arrives at Carriveau in Chapter 38?

5. What are hanging from the streetlights in the town square when Vianne walks there in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rachel respond to the death of Sarah in the narrative?

2. How is Gaetan's return described in Chapter 38?

3. What happens to Beck in Chapter 25? How does this event develop the plot of the narrative?

4. What is revealed through the conversation between Vianne and Gaetan in Chapter 25?

5. Why is Isabelle unable to help her neighbors in Chapter 23?

6. How is the theme of love developed in Chapter 25?

7. What does Isabelle think about during her torture in Chapter 34?

8. What is symbolized by the cloths tied to the apple tree in the narrative?

9. How is Isabelle's return home described in Chapter 38?

10. What symbolism is revealed through Isabelle's dream in Chapter 27?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Captain Beck in the novel. Why does Beck come to Le Jardin? What is his relationship like with Vianne? How does Isabelle feel about Beck? What happens to Beck in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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