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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information does Vianne relate to Isabelle regarding Marc in Chapter 11?
(a) Marc has killed himself.
(b) Marc has fled to America.
(c) Marc has been killed.
(d) Marc has been taken prisoner.

2. In what year does Chapter 13 begin?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1943.

3. Where does Beck announce he is going for a few weeks in Chapter 17?
(a) To see his wife.
(b) To serve on the front lines.
(c) To serve as a prison guard.
(d) To see his dying father.

4. In which year does Chapter 2 begin?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1941.

5. What is the name of Rachel's daughter?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Vianne.
(c) Isabelle.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are under the desks in Vianne's classroom in Chapter 7?

2. With whom does Isabelle tell Vianne she is going to travel in Chapter 13?

3. Whom does Isabelle's father tell her to look for to help her on her journey with the pilot in Chapter 18?

4. Where does Isabelle tell Vianne she plans to go after dinner in Chapter 9?

5. How does Isabelle suggest the resistance members signal to contact her in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolized by Isabelle's action with the chalk in Chapter 9?

2. How does the author illustrate the contrasts between Vianne and Isabelle in Chapter 11?

3. How is the scene described as Isabelle flees Paris in Chapter 5?

4. How are Vianne's views on war described in Chapter 2?

5. Why is Isabelle unable to return to Paris after Beck's arrival? How are the changes in Carriveau described in this section of the novel?

6. How does Vianne describe her relatiosnhip with Antoine in Chapter 2?

7. What lies does Isabelle relate in Chapter 15? Why?

8. How is the title of The Nightingale addressed by Gaetan in Chapter 6?

9. Why is Isabelle successful in her mission in Chapter 19?

10. How does the author develop Isabelle's plotline in Chapter 15?

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