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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 Bruno warn Lucile about Kurt Bonnet?
2. What is the name of the German officer who moves into the Angelliers' home?
3. What family did the Count de Furieres marry into?
4. Which of the following contribute to Lucile rejecting Bruno's advances?
5. What are the Michauds astonished to find in Chapter 28?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Benoit's attitude toward Madeleine's interest in things outside the farm and why?
2. What happens between Lucile and Bruno while they are waiting for the German soldiers to find the Perrins' possessions?
3. What happens between the Viscountess de Montmort and Benoit while the Viscountess is out on one of her nighttime walks?
4. Why does Madame Angellier make a visit to her farms? What is her opinion of the farmers?
5. Describe the scene of the German soldiers in Bussy.
6. What is discussed in the conversation between Lucile and Madame Angellier after Madame Angellier discovers Lucile talking to Bruno for the first time?
7. What is the atmosphere on the farm where Jean-Marie Michaud is staying?
8. What happens to the careers of the Michauds, and what do they do about it?
9. How does Charlotte Pericand react when she sees Hubert and realizes that he is not dead?
10. Who does Gabriel Corte meet in the bar while at the luxury hotel, and what conclusion does he draw from being amongst these people?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The novel opens in June and the weather and scenery are described throughout the novel as variations of lovely. Discuss the contrast between the weather and war. Why does the author constantly remind the reader of the nice weather? How does the weather affect the moods of the characters and the novel? How did the author put an emphasis on this connection by naming the first part of the novel Storm in June? Also, discuss the connection between the blossoming of spring in the second part of the novel with the blossoming of the love between Lucile and Bruno. Provide description and examples.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the novel, we see the development of the characters, and lack thereof, through their experiences and situations. Discuss how the war is the catalyst of change for the individual characters in the novel. How do the experiences of the characters and the situations in which the war finds them in bring out the true nature of the characters? Provide examples with the development of at least three characters.
Essay Topic 3
Although the first and second part of the novel are told in different narrative styles, they do connect with each other. How are the two parts of the novel related? Which characters from the first part are either included or mentioned in the second part of the novel? How do you think the characters from the first part of the novel would have felt about the occupation and how do you think they are reacting to it?
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