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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. Where does Mireille hold her engagement party?

2. Where in her cage does Mireille hide?

3. What does Mireille beg her father to do?

4. What does Mr. Evans explain to Michael?

5. Who does Victor ask about Mireille?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Christophe?

2. Where did Mireile have her engagement party?

3. Where is the narrator and her family staying at the beginning of the novel?

4. Who is Fabienne?

5. What does the Commander say he likes when Mireille goes to his room for the first time?

6. What part of her life does Mireille still have while in her cage?

7. What does Michael do with Victor one evening?

8. Why does Fabienne lose trust in her husband?

9. Who is Mr. Evans?

10. What is Sebastian's response when he founds out what his daughter's ransom is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Mireille's relationship with her sister, Mona. What kind of support does Mona offer Mireille that no one else can? What is the significance of this relationship, both before and after Mireille's kidnapping? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Mireille's desire to "be empty" after she is rescued from her captors and returned to the States. What does she mean by this, and why is being empty something that she is desperate for? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining Mireille's attitude toward people and relationships. Does this perspective shift throughout the novel? If so, how? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

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