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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. What does the child stop and watch on his way home at the end of Chapter 4?
2. Anne tells the man that she throws a reception for whom at her house every year?
3. Who says, "do you think that it's possible for anyone to reach such a state except through despair"?
4. What gesture does the man make towards Anne near the end of their conversation in Chapter 3?
5. What is Anne's husband the manager of?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the patronne's reaction when Anne and the man at the bar begin talking again in Chapter 3.
2. Describe the teacher's reaction after Anne, the child, and the teacher investigate the scream outside the window.
3. Describe how the man at the bar acts as more people enter the cafe after the workday has ended.
4. How is the weather described at the beginning of Chapter 4?
5. What do the child and Anne talk about on their way home from the cafe at the end of Chapter 3?
6. How does Anne react toward the teacher when her child misbehaves in the first music lesson?
7. Describe the interaction between the child and the teacher in Chapter 1.
8. Describe what the dead woman's husband does just before he is taken off in the police van.
9. What does Anne say about the wind in Chapter 4?
10. How does Anne describe her bedroom window to the man in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role outside characters, such as the patronne and the child, play in Anne and Chauvin's conversations. What does their reactions and dialogue say about the nature of Anne and Chauvin's relationship?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of responsibility in the book. Are there any responsible characters present? What makes these characters appear as responsible? How did these characters make others appear more irresponsible?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Anne's parenting ability in the book. In what was did she fail as a parent and where did she succeed? What did Anne's attitude toward parenting say about her state of mind?
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