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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 the elderly woman say she is going for the weekend when she leaves her son a message in Chapter 26?

2. Who claims to have shot Beck in the chest in Chapter 25?

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

4. How does Vianne's father greet her in Carriveau in Chapter 33?

5. What does Von Richter do to Vianne in the end of Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Rachel give her son to Vianne to care for him in Chapter 23?

6. How has the setting of Carriveau changed in Chapter 33?

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

8. Where does Vianne go in order to search for Isabelle in Chapter 37?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters of Rachel, Daniel, and Sarah in the novel. How does Rachel know Vianne? What becomes of each of these characters in the course of the story? Where is Rachel taken?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of family in The Nightingale. What does family mean to each of the main characters in the story? How does the meaning of family evolve in the course of the narrative? How is this theme developed through symbolism, metaphor, and imagery?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Isabelle and Vianne in The Nightingale. How are the sisters similar? How do they differ? What is revealed about each character through her actions in the narrative?

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