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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. Who helped the Rabinovitch family find their first home in Paris?

2. How often was Noémie able to write to her parents from the camp?

3. Who tells Anne she is only Jewish when it suits her?

4. Who asked their mother about the numbers tattooed on people's arms?

5. Who observed Myriam and found her to be less pretty than Vicente's last girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the "wonderful day" filled with "complete joy" for the Rabinovitch family (58).

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

3. Who is Vicente Picabia?

4. How does Myriam get through the checkpoints with Vicente's mother and sister?

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

6. When was Myriam able to have her family declared dead?

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

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

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

10. What was written on the postcard Lélia received?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the characters in The Postcard to analyze. Consider the character's development over the course of the novel as well as the character's changing motivation and goals.

Essay Topic 2

How does Anne Berest build tension in The Postcard? Is it effective? Cite at least three examples from the text.

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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