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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 long was Myriam alone after her escape before Vicente arrived?

2. Who did Myriam marry after Vicente died?

3. What helps Myriam feel protected?

4. What does Vicente use to catch rabbits?

5. What is the name of the house Myriam and Vicente rent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the condition of the returning deportees?

2. What does Myriam think when she sees Vicente for the first time after he gets out of prison?

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

4. How and when did Vicente die?

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

6. What was significant about Noémi's notebooks?

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

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

9. Why did Myriam learn to celebrate Christmas?

10. What are the hidden Hebrew names that Anne refers to?

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

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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