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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. Whose notebooks did Lélia receive in a sealed envelope?

2. What Hebrew name was given to Claire?

3. In whose memoirs does Anne read about Myriam, Yves, and Vicente?

4. Where does Guy plan to go?

5. In an email, what does Lélia say she will tell Anne about the next time they see each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who typically frequented the youth hostel where Myriam stayed?

2. How and when did Vicente die?

3. What task does Jean Sidoine assign Myriam?

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

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

6. What was significant about Noémi's notebooks?

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

8. Who wrote the postcard, and why?

9. What was strange about Vicente registering Lélia's birth?

10. What was the condition of the returning deportees?

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

Consider the theme of doubles or repetition in the family. For example, Myriam is doubled in the character of Anne. Why is this theme significant?

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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