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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 26, what does Odile remember doing with her husband?

2. In Chapter 22, in a letter to Remy, when does Odile say that their mother attended mass for the first time in ages?

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

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

5. How many people live in Good Hope?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 26, why does Lily go to see her father?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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