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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. How long does Odile's father say that they have been receiving crow letters?

2. In Chapter 39, what does the Father give Lily when she comes to speak to him about Odile?

3. When James and Eleanor get married, how long has it been since Brenda died?

4. On December 20, 1942, what play does Odile tells Remy that she and Paul sent to?

5. Where does Paul propose to Odile in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Odile and her family do for Bitsi after Remy dies?

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

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

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

5. What does Odile give Lily when she graduates from high school?

6. What happens in Chapter 28 when Margaret is asked to show her papers?

7. Why does Margaret have to be especially careful on the streets of Paris?

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

9. What confession do Lily and her dad share after the wedding?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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