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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 long had the girl been at this new location before she became ill?
2. What does the girl think this predicament has to do with?
3. How old is the girl's brother?
4. What does Julia know instinctively about Mame Tézac's apartment?
5. What is the girl's father's occupation?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the opening scene of "Sarah's Key".
2. What lead does Julia get for gathering more information about Vel d'Hiv' during her trip there?
3. How does the narrator describe the site of Vel d'Hiv'?
4. Where do the girl and Rachel go after Beaune-la-Rolande?
5. What are conditions like at the location where the buses take the girl and her mother?
6. Describe Julia Jaramond's relationship with her husband.
7. Describe the girl and her parents' departure for Beaune-la-Rolande.
8. What do the girl and her mother take with them when they leave their home?
9. What happens when the girl and her parents arrive at Beaune-la-Rolande?
10. When and where does "Sarah's Key" take place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?
Essay Topic 2
Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
Essay Topic 3
What kind of money does Julia Jaramond have, that she can afford so much travel in search of a dead person's stories? How does her wealth compare or contrast with the lower-class families who were rounded up at Vel d'Hiv'? Money is not mentioned explicitly in the novel, but how does it form an aspect of the historical context of the novel?
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