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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. What did Nicole become?

2. Which character has a nervous breakdown after moving back to Paris?

3. Where was Vicente imprisoned?

4. Who took Lélia in after Myriam's second marriage?

5. Where did Lélia say she spent the first months of her life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Vicente do immediately after getting released from prison?

2. What is significant about how Vicente died?

3. What was inside the Hanged Man's House?

4. How did Vicente and Myriam's relationship change at the Hanged Man's House?

5. How and when did Vicente die?

6. How does Myriam learn that her family has been arrested from Les Forges?

7. Describe Madame Chabaud.

8. What was Lélia's relationship like with Myriam in adulthood?

9. Why did Myriam move to the Hanged Man's House?

10. What was Marseille like for Myriam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the title of The Postcard. How does it encapsulate the main themes of the novel?

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

How do the characters in The Postcard struggle with issues like grief? Select two characters to compare and contrast.

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