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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 is Miss Reeder's first name?

2. What color roses adorn the pews for James and Eleanor's wedding?

3. When does Remy write and scold Odile for holding back in her letters?

4. In Chapter 33, how long ago was a girl named Jess Flynn killed when she was riding in a pickup with boys who were drinking and driving?

5. How many books does Dr. Fuchs say the library must take from its shelves in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lily get in trouble in Chapter 33?

2. What happens after Odile learns what Paul and his colleagues did to Margaret?

3. How does Miss Reader and the Countess decide to deal with the restrictions on Jews in the library?

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

5. Who does Paul have to arrest in Chapter 35?

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

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

8. How does Odile try to deal with the crow letters?

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

10. Who does the Countess think is responsible for Professor Cohen being arrested and how did she try to help the Professor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Men are allowed to have mistresses, but women are not allowed to have affairs or get a divorce. What does the conversation that Hortense has with her sister Caroline reveal about double standards? How does Margaret’s situation also demonstrate the double standards for men and women?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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