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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 problem do the narrator and her husband have?

2. What does a journalist admonish Agnes when she goes to Paris alone?

3. When does Jean die?

4. What is the narrator's and Fabienne's first book about?

5. How old are the narrator and Fabienne when they start writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Agnes's and Fabienne's first book focus on?

2. What does Anges realize as an adult that Americans are quick to call someone?

3. What does Fabienne tell Agnes about when she, Fabienne, says she will sort something out?

4. How does Agnes describe her own marriage to Earl?

5. As childhood friends, what does Fabienne seem to think of Agnes?

6. How does Agnes's family handle Jean's death?

7. What does M. Bazin say Agnes is?

8. What does Anges once tell Fabienne she thinks everyone fears?

9. What does Fabienne say at first when Agnes asks her why she wants to write a book?

10. Why does Fabienne decide to accuse M. Devaux of touching her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does infertility affect Agnes's life as an adult? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Fabienne want to write stories, but refuse to take credit for them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Yiyun chose to write this novel entirely from Agnes's point of view? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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