View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the dinner guests suggest is making Anne nauseous?

2. Where does Anne tell Chauvin she will be taking her child on vacation?

3. What is the last thing Chauvin says to Anne?

4. What is served for dessert at the dinner party?

5. Who asks Anne to leave the cafe in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Anne and Chauvin's appearance in Chapter 8.

2. How are the guests at the dinner party described?

3. Describe Anne and Chauvin's interaction outside the cafe just before they go inside.

4. What causes the child to play his scales properly during his music lesson in Chapter 5?

5. Describe how Anne leaves the cafe at the end of Chapter 8.

6. Why does the teacher to tell Anne that she will no longer be able to give the child piano lessons?

7. Describe Anne and Chauvin's first kiss.

8. What does Anne do with the magnolia on her dress during the dinner party?

9. What does Anne say to Chauvin about her getting sick from wine the night before?

10. How does Chauvin describe the home life of the dead woman and her husband to Anne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's portrayal of the child in the book. What reasons can be given for not giving the child a name? What role does the child play to the book's overall theme?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance in the use of reality in the often fantasy driven conversations between Anne and Chauvin. In what ways was this reality used to foreshadow the future of their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 678 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample