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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. From whom is the letter that Vianne reads to Isabelle in Chapter 38?

2. For how long must Isabelle hold out under questioning to allow her friends to protect themselves in Chapter 33?

3. Who agrees to take the bodies of Beck and the pilot away in Chapter 25?

4. What has happened to the apple tree at Le Jardin in Chapter 33?

5. Whose name do Isabelle's captors demand of her under questioning?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is revealed through Vianne's actions in Chapter 29?

3. What does Vianne say about hate in Chapter 38?

4. Why does Rachel give her son to Vianne to care for him in Chapter 23?

5. How is the theme of loss developed in Chapters 22 and 23?

6. How is the theme of war developed in Chapter 29?

7. How are the characters of Vianne and Isabelle compared in Chapter 29?

8. Why don't the Nazi's believe Isabelle's confession in Chapter 34?

9. How is the theme of war developed further in Chapter 33?

10. How is the theme of womanhood developed in Chapter 32?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Madame Babineau in The Nightingale. How does Madame Babineau help Isabelle in her missions for the resistance? What happens to Madame Babineau in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of war and identity in the novel. How are these themes developed through character, symbolism, and imagery? How does the war change the way the characters perceive themselves?

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