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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 tells Odile that Boris was shot playing cards?

2. In Chapter 34, what hospital has Boris been taken to?

3. What color is Lily's dress for her father and Eleanor's wedding?

4. In Chapter 28 when Margaret is caught, who does she end up with in the police station?

5. What job did Odile have in Froid?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 25, why does Odile think something is wrong when she returns to the library?

2. Why is Lily's family not getting any sleep in Chapter 26?

3. Why does Miss Reeder have to leave the library?

4. Who is Clara de Chambrun?

5. What are Remy's last words to Odile in a letter?

6. Who is the German who inspects libraries, and how does the inspection of the American Library proceed?

7. How do Paul and Odile marry and where do they go for their honeymoon?

8. What happens to Boris when he is playing cards with his neighbors?

9. What happens that repairs the breach between Odile and Lily?

10. Why does Professor Cohen never use one of her vases?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miss Reeder serves as a mentor for Odile. How does Miss Reeder serve as a mentor for Odile?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in The Paris Library? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood in a book. If you could assign a color to represent the mood The Paris Library, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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