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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. In Chapter 3, how long has Max Jordan been living at 27 Rue Montagnard?

2. In Chapter 18, where does Perdu recall that Vijaya moved after his marriage?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 15, what does Perdu tell Max he can do?

4. Who jumps on Perdu's boat as he casts off in Chapter 14?

5. What do Madame Bernard and Madame Rosalette want Monsieur Perdu to give in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 18, what issues does Brigadier Levec find with Perdu's boat?

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

4. How did Madame Catherine Le P find out that her husband had left her?

5. Where is the table that Perdu decides to give away in Chapter 1, and how does he have to get into the room?

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

7. In Chapter 18, what does Max say about his father and what his father said when Max offered to supplement his father's income?

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

9. In Chapter 11, what does Catherine say about life with her ex-husband?

10. What types of buildings and shops are in Perdu's neighborhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Perdu is shaped by the events in his life. What does the author convey about how life events make people who they are through the experiences that Perdu has?

Essay Topic 2

There are several different settings in the novel. How does the setting of the book in Sanary almost take on the quality of a character, and how does Perdu interact with the setting and allow it to bring him healing?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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