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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 does Leonine die?

2. What had Leonine been looking forward to doing at La Clayette with her friends?

3. What does Violette do at the cemetery that is above and beyond what she is paid to do?

4. What does Genevieve plan to buy at Bricorama?

5. In Chapter 60, the epigraph says a memory never dies, but instead does which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Violette often dream after Leonine's death?

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

3. In Chapter 51, what does the investigation into Leonine's death reveal?

4. How does Violette meet Sasha?

5. What does Violette sometimes sell to mourners, and why?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Violette routinely dress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the reader's perspective on Philippe Toussaint change over the course of the novel, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Violette manage to find peace and even joy, but more pointedly, meaning and purpose in her work at the cemetery? Write an essay explaining your answers, using support from the text to support your conclusions.

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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