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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 35, when does Paul remember he and Odile father arrested thousands of Jews?

2. What does Odile have to eat at the cabaret in Chapter 24?

3. How long does Odile's friend want her to stay in Chicago in Chapter 33?

4. What year is Lily in school in Chapter 39?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Paul, Roman, and Philippe do to Margaret?

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

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

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

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

7. What is it like when Paul takes Odile to a cabaret?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Odile gets a job at The American Library. Why is it so important for Odile to have a job and be able to support herself?

Essay Topic 2

Odile suddenly realize that the war is imminent. Why is Odile able to ignore the war for some time? What makes her realize that the war is imminent? How does that change her perspective about her life?

Essay Topic 3

Lily’s mother dies. How do Lily and her father grieve for her mother? How and why do they deal with grief differently?

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