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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 claims to have shot Beck in the chest in Chapter 25?

2. Whom does Vianne have nightmares about in Chapter 27?

3. What does Vianne rip from her father's clothing as he walks away in Chapter 33?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is the character of Von Richter described in the narrative?

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

9. How is Gaetan's return described 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 and discuss the character of Gaetan in The Nightingale. Where does Isabelle meet Gaetan? What is Gaetan's involvement in the resistance effort? What happens to this character at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What actions does Vianne take to help Jews in France during the war? What causes her to commit these actions? How do Vianne's actions endanger herself and her family? Do you think that Vianne's actions are brave? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Nightingale. Where in the narrative do each of the following occur: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement? Who are the protagonists of the story? Who are the antagonists? Do you consider the ending to be a "happy ending"? Why or why not?

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