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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 is Isabelle's contact in her mission of transporting the airmen in Chapter 21?

2. From which country is the pilot that goes down over Carriveau airfield in Chapter 25?

3. What happens to the airman who didn't follow Isabelle's orders on the journey in Chapter 21?

4. Where do Vianne and her father go to talk in Chapter 33?

5. Whom is the elderly woman revealed to be in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vianne concede to having sex with Von Richter?

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

3. How is the theme of loss developed in Chapter 25?

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

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

6. How is the theme of love further developed in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of the elderly woman who is introduced in Chapter 1. Who is this character revealed to be in the end of the novel? What clues does the author indicate regarding her identity early in the narrative? Why does this character go to Paris?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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