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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. In Chapter 73, what does Violette make Philippe promise her?

2. Who thinks about her affair with Philippe in Chapter 57?

3. What obsessed Philippe at the trial over Leonine's and the other girls' deaths?

4. In Chapter 76, what does Fontanel tell Philippe was the true cause of Leonine's and the other girls' deaths?

5. When is Philippe's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 43, what happens to Leonine?

2. In Chapter 76, why does Philippe go to Luc's and Francoise's garage?

3. Why does Violette not attend Leonine's funeral?

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

5. What was Genevieve Mangan's connection with Philippe?

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

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

8. In Chapter 65, what does Genevieve assure Philippe of?

9. In Chapter 80, why does Philippe go to see Edith Croquevielle?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Perrin wishes to convey with her descriptions of different main characters' behavior and feelings towards animals, especially the cemetery cats? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What other mysteries, besides that of the nature and facts of Leonine's death, does Perrin explore in the sub-plots of this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How, why, and when does Perrin establish the importance of reading and literature in Violette's life? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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