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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 does it take the policeman in Chapter 17 to issue a warning and notification of a fine after inspecting the boat?

2. How long was Catherine married?

3. In Chapter 4, how thick is the steel gangway that leads to Perdu's bookshop?

4. What is the mooring fee in Chapter 18?

5. From what district is the policeman from who stops Perdu in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, why does Perdu say that he named his barge the "Literary Apothecary"?

2. What did Paris seem like to Perdu when his parents took him to see relatives in Brittany?

3. In Chapter 10, how does Perdu feel when he is at Catherine's flat?

4. In Chapter 8, what did Perdu get rid of and what did he keep after Manon was gone?

5. Why did Manon leave Perdu?

6. What can Perdu smell in Chapter 1 when he opens a casement window?

7. Why did Manon say that she was going to marry Luc and still be Perdu's lover?

8. In Chapter 15, where does Perdu think about mooring for the evening and why?

9. How do Perdu and Max get dinner in Chapter 19?

10. In Chapter 18, how does Perdu remember that Vijaya found his future wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Perdu reads a letter that he has left in a drawer of a table for 20 years. How does the letter affect Perdu and how does it become a catalyst that leads him to face his grief?

Essay Topic 2

Perdu and Catherine are drawn together when they first meet. What draws the two of them together and how does grief play a factor in bringing them together?

Essay Topic 3

Perdu, Max, and Cuneo all experience loss. What have the men lost and how do those losses shape them and make them the men they become?

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