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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. How does Vianne's father greet her in Carriveau in Chapter 33?

3. Where are Isabelle and Micheline in the beginning of Chapter 38?

4. Whose card does Isabelle slip up her sleeve in Chapter 21?

5. Who in Isabelle's apartment building is taken by the Germans but told that her children can stay in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has the setting of Carriveau changed in Chapter 33?

4. How does Isabelle describe her time at the concentration camp in Chapter 38?

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

6. How is the theme of loss developed in Chapter 38?

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

8. How does Von Richter's suggestion regarding the orphanage help to develop the plot of the novel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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