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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. What flowers smother Brenda's casket?

2. In Chapter 2, what do Lily and her father have for Thanksgiving?

3. At the end of Chapter 19, how long are the Germans in Paris when they ransack the Polish Library in Paris?

4. Where does Paul go during the summers?

5. In the fall of 1939, how many books are shipped to French, British, and Czechoslovakian troops as well as to the Foreign Legion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What announcement does Remy have when Bitsi comes to lunch with his family?

2. What does everyone wear on the day that Bitsi comes for lunch in Chapter 11?

3. Who is Mrs. Gustafson?

4. Why does Ambassador Bullitt come to see Miss Reeder in Chapter 19?

5. What is Lily's mother's funeral like?

6. At the end of Chapter 17, why does Odile stay at the hospital after 9 p.m.?

7. In Chapter 3, what are some impetuous things that Odile remembers her brother doing?

8. How does Odile describe the difference in the grand boulevard from the streets from her home?

9. What does Boris tell Odile about his time in the army during the Russion Revolution?

10. Where is Odile when the first bombs go off, and what is it like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are idioms different in one language than another?

Essay Topic 2

Paul and Papa obey the Germans and round up Jews. Do they regret their actions? Are Paul and Papa morally responsible for their actions?

Essay Topic 3

Miss Reeder organizes a drive to get books to soldiers when war is declared. Why is it so important to get books to the soldiers?

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