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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 does Myriam deliver a black substance to?

2. According to Chabaud, what was digging up the hanged man's garden?

3. Who registered Lélia's birth?

4. Who is Yves Bouveris related to?

5. Where was Lélia in the photos with Yves and Vicente?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lélia's feelings about Anne's quest for answers change?

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

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

4. In Chapter 25, what does Lélia tell Anne about her first months of life?

5. What is significant about how Vicente died?

6. According to Lélia, why did Myriam stay quiet about the past?

7. What happened after Lélia asked who her biological father was?

8. How does Myriam and Vicente's relationship with Yves change after they move back to Paris?

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

10. Who wrote the postcard, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Vicente Picabia? What does the reader learn about his upbringing as the story goes on? How does this impact his relationship with Myriam?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Anne is so vague about characters like Yves and his children with Myriam? What information is missing? Do you think that Berest is still able to tell an effective story without this background?

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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