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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 awaiting Isabelle and Gaetan with three pilots in Chapter 30?

2. How does Vianne respond when Von Richter asks about the boy she brings home in Chapter 29?

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

4. What location is serving as a reception center for concentration camp survivors in Chapter 37?

5. Why are the streets barricaded when Vianne is going home from the rations line in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is the theme of loss developed in Chapters 22 and 23?

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

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

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 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?

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