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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 2, how many rooms of his apartment does Monsieur Perdu occupy?
2. What book does Monsieur Perdu refuse to sell a customer in Chapter 3?
3. What floor does Monsieur Perdu live on?
4. What is the mooring fee in Chapter 18?
5. In Chapter 8, what was the name of Perdu's lover?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 20 when Perdu borrows Ida's bicycle, what does he leave on the handlebars of the bike?
2. In Chapter 5, how does Perdu say that he knows what books are suitable for people?
3. Why did Manon leave Perdu?
4. In Chapter 11, what does Catherine say about life with her ex-husband?
5. In Chapter 2, what book does Perdu give a customer and how does he tell her to read it?
6. Why does Perdu feel sick that he did not read Manon's letter?
7. In Chapter 10, how does Perdu feel when he is at Catherine's flat?
8. In Chapter 15, where does Perdu think about mooring for the evening and why?
9. In Chapter 4, why does Perdu say that he named his barge the "Literary Apothecary"?
10. How do Perdu and Max get dinner in Chapter 19?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Elaia has been dealing with cancer since she was a child. What is revealed about the struggle to live through Elaia and the name that she gives her cancer?
Essay Topic 2
Perdu has danced the tango with Manon and encounters a secret tango dance during his travels. Why was it so important to Manon that Perdu learn how to dance the tango, and how did dancing the tango help Perdu become a man who was more free to love?
Essay Topic 3
The experiences Perdu has in the novel help him face his past and learn to love again. What experiences especially help Perdu to open his heart to love again?
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