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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Leonine die?
(a) She drowns.
(b) Of cancer.
(c) In a fire at the La Clayette resort while she is on vacation with friends.
(d) In a car accident.

2. When does Violette stop celebrating her own birthdays?
(a) After her divorce.
(b) Right after Leonine's death in 1993.
(c) Right after she begins working at the cemetery.
(d) After the earthquake.

3. What is the condition Violette accepts Julien's dinner invitation on?
(a) He tells her the end of Irene's and Gabriel's story.
(b) He lets her pick the wine.
(c) She can bring Father Cedric.
(d) He lets her pay.

4. What does Violette regret giving her daughter for Christmas?
(a) A hat.
(b) New clothes.
(c) A book.
(d) A magician's kit.

5. Who was the cook at La Clayette?
(a) Genevieve Mangan.
(b) Alain Fontanel.
(c) Chantal Williamson.
(d) Swan Letellier.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 54, what does Violette compare herself to in her marriage to Philippe?

2. Who does Violette compare Sasha to in Chapter 57?

3. How does Sasha tell Violette his wife and children died?

4. What work did Sasha used to do before becoming cemetery keeper?

5. In Chapter 56, what does Irene Fayolle write about Violette in her journal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sasha eventually tell Violette of his own life's tragedies?

2. In Chapter 76, what does Fontanel tell Philippe about Leonine's death that is not in the official report?

3. How does Violette routinely dress?

4. What does Sasha love doing as a hobby that he teaches Violette a great deal about?

5. In Chapter 55, why does Violette go to see Swan Letellier?

6. In Chapter 53, how does Sasha treat Violette when they meet?

7. In Chapter 69, how does Violette react to Nathan, Julien's son?

8. In Chapter 48, what condition does Violette set for joining Julien for dinner?

9. In Chapter 73, what does Philippe misunderstand about Violette's relationship with Sasha?

10. In Chapter 42, what does Violette do on the beach in Calanque de Sormiou?

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