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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. When did Lélia receive the postcard?

2. Who has Aniouta been living with?

3. How does Myriam get to the Zone of Paris?

4. How did Anne and Lélia get a hint to check out the Fauchere home?

5. How old was Vicente when Myriam met him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Roberte Affair?

2. What did Maurice Wolf write to the Rabinovitch family about his neighborhood?

3. Describe Myriam and Vicente's wedding.

4. When did Anne ask Lélia about the history of their family?

5. What did the apples symbolize at Pesach?

6. What was upsetting to Noémi about a tea party held by a classmate?

7. In the dialogue between a grandmother and child, what does the child reveal?

8. What did Ephraïm do after learning about Germany's new chancellor?

9. What did Emmanuel do when he moved to Paris?

10. What happened when Anne spoke to her daughter's principal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the symbolism of the actual postcard in the novel. What does it represent? Does solving the mystery change anything? How does the postcard change Anne's life? What about Lélia's life?

Essay Topic 2

What resistance does Anne run into in her quest for answers about her family? Why do you think this is? What questions does she still have by the time the novel ends?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the trio of siblings: Myriam, Noémi, and Jacques. What challenges do each face? What motivates them? How does each character develop?

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