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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 Anne say "never fails" and "always comes back"?
2. What does the child question Anne about that she refuses to answer?
3. Where do Anne and the man go to sit after he approaches her in Chapter 4?
4. What gesture does the man make towards Anne near the end of their conversation in Chapter 3?
5. Where does Anne tell the man the boulevard she lives on will be extended to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the conversation between the man at the bar and Anne when they first meet.
2. How does the man tell Anne the dead woman and her husband met?
3. Describe the interaction between the man at the bar and the patronne just after Anne leaves in Chapter 2.
4. During their conversation in Chapter 4, how does Chauvin describe how Anne's house looked the previous night?
5. How does the man describe Anne as she looked at the factory worker's reception the previous year?
6. Describe the interaction between the child and the teacher in Chapter 1.
7. Describe the conversations between Anne and the patronne at the beginning of Chapter 3.
8. What do the child and Anne talk about on their way home from the cafe at the end of Chapter 3?
9. During their conversation in Chapter 4, what does Anne tell Chauvin she already knew about him?
10. Describe the patronne's reaction toward the man and Anne's talking to one another.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance in physical contact in the book. What is the difference in the contact between Anne and her child and Anne and Chauvin? What might physical contact signify to these characters?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the use of interruptions by outside scenery (such as boats, noises, etc.) during the conversations between Anne and Chauvin. What role do these interruptions play in the formation of their relationship?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's method of blurring time and space in many chapters of the book. What was the purpose of this method? What did it help to accomplish in terms of character development?
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