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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 did Monsieur Bouveris die?

2. Who is Vicente's big sister?

3. After her encounter with police, where is Myriam dropped off?

4. Where is Aniouta moving?

5. Who was related to the Rabinovitch's housekeeper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was written on the postcard Lélia received?

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

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

4. What did the apples symbolize at Pesach?

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

6. What jobs did the Rabinovitch children aspire to?

7. Why did Ephraïm and Emma travel to Pesach?

8. What question did Gerard ask his mother about tattoos, and how did she respond?

9. What was the Roberte Affair?

10. How did Myriam's family die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the role of Paris as a setting in the novel. How does Paris compare to one of the other settings in the novel? What does Paris represent to the Rabinovitch family?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of beginning the story by learning about Ephraïm and Emma? Why do you think Berest chose to begin the story with these characters rather than Nachman and Esther or Myriam's birth?

Essay Topic 3

How does the relationship between Lélia and Anne change over the course of the novel? What about Lélia's relationship with her own mother? What is Lélia able to understand about Myriam by the end of the story?

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