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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 does Vianne take her class to go swimming in Chapter 35?

2. Who stitches shut Isabelle's gunshot wound in Chapter 25?

3. What does Sophie give to Daniel in Chapter 37?

4. Why is Von Richter becoming more angry and violent in Chapter 35?

5. What surprise does Antoine take Vianne outside to see in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Isabelle think about during her torture 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. How does Isabelle describe her time at the concentration camp in Chapter 38?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of gender and womanhood in The Nightingale. In what ways are the roles of women challenged in the course of the story? How does Isabelle perceive the role of women? How does Vianne?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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