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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 old was Buck Gustafson when he killed his first deer, a six-point buck?

2. What time does Dr. Fuchs order the Countess to be at his office in Chapter 31?

3. What book does Eleanor take away from Lily in Chapter 44?

4. In order for Margaret to return to Paris in Chapter 22, what did she have to fill with petrol?

5. Before the Occupation, how many copies of the library newsletters would Odile print?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Remy's bunkmate in the prison camp?

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

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

4. In Chapter 31, what does Odile do when she thinks she is followed?

5. Who is Clara de Chambrun?

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

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

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

9. What news of Remy does Papa have in Chapter 22?

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

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

The Nazis use propaganda to attempt to sway the French people to their side. How do most Parisians refuse to be swayed by the propaganda?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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