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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. In Chapter 13, what is Professor Cohen researching for a novel she wants to write?

2. Where does Paul go during the summers?

3. In Chapter 9, what has Margaret been doing in the library when Odile sees her in the Afterlife?

4. How long after Brenda dies does Lily see her dad with another woman?

5. When is Lily's mother's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Odile feel that she knows the children's librarian even before she meets her?

3. What does Odile's mother serve for lunch when Paul comes for Sunday lunch in Chapter 3?

4. On September 1, 1939, who does the army call up?

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

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

7. Why does Lily's mother go to the hospital?

8. What reasons for wanting the job at the library does Odile give in a note she writes Miss Reeder?

9. What does Miss Reeder do when Odile will not speak to Bitsi?

10. Who does Odile see in Chapter 9, when she takes the bus home from the library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Charles use imagery to help reader’s imagine the world she has created in The Paris Library?

Essay Topic 2

Eleanor is Lily’s stepmother. Why does Lily find it difficult to like Eleanor? How and why does their relationship change?

Essay Topic 3

Some women have Nazi boyfriends. Are these women consorting with the enemy? Was it right to humiliate them after the war?

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