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

2. In what month does Chapter 35 begin?

3. Gaeton tells Isabelle in Chapter 29 that he knows every time they kiss, it is what?

4. What do the Germans do to Julien in Chapter 34?

5. How are the false papers for the Jewish orphan passed to Vianne in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is represented symbolically by Julien's sacrifice for his daughter in Chapter 34?

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

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

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

9. What causes the changes in Vianne's character in Chapter 22?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Isabelle's involvement with the French Resistance effort. How does Isabelle become involved in the resistance? What actions does she commit for the resistance? What dangers does she face in the course of her actions?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Vianne's pregnancy in the novel. With whose child is Vianne pregnant? Why does she choose not to reveal the child's father? How is this character described in the contemporary timeline?

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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