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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 river flow through Grenoble?

2. General Rupprecht is described in Chapter 18 as the crown prince of what country?

3. When does the old woman say that Le Lethe closed in Limoges in Chapter 21?

4. Who does Charlie call once she, Eve, and Finn have gotten to their hotel rooms in Grasse?

5. What does Charlie say her favorite food used to be, before she was pregnant, in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Eve, Charlie, and Finn go to Grasse?

2. What does Charlie learn about Rose in Oradour-sur-Glane in Chapter 23?

3. What sentenced did Lili, Eve, and Violette receive for their activities? Where were they to serve their time?

4. Why have Lili and Eve been arrested in Chapter 26?

5. Who are Charlie and Finn going to meet in Chapter 45? Why?

6. How does Violette help Eve when she becomes pregnant?

7. What conversation takes place between Eve and Rene when they are reunited in Chapter 38?

8. Why is Eve filled with shame and self-loathing for much of the novel?

9. How is Finn and Charlie's "first date" described in Chapter 35?

10. What "act" does Eve put on in Chapter 26? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of gender roles and sexuality in The Alice Network. How are these themes developed in the 1915 timeline? How are they developed in the 1947 timeline? What characters and settings relate to these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Rene Bordelon in The Alice Network. What is Rene's profession? How old is he when Eve meets him in 1915? What happens to him after the war? How is he reunited with Eve?

Essay Topic 3

Family plays a minor role in the plot and characters of The Alice Network. Why do you think that blood-family is shown less than the bonds of friendship and love? What does family mean to Eve? What does it mean to Charlie?

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