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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 does Isabelle escape Le Jardin in Chapter 25?

2. When she is asked about Daniel in the rations line in Chapter 29, from whom does Isabelle say she adopted him?

3. In what month does Chapter 35 begin?

4. What does the new German tell Vianne she will do that night in Chapter 27?

5. How does Vianne's father greet her in Carriveau in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Von Richter's suggestion regarding the orphanage help to develop the plot of the novel?

2. What is symbolized by the cloths tied to the apple tree in the narrative?

3. How are the characters of Vianne and Isabelle compared in Chapter 29?

4. Why does Vianne concede to having sex with Von Richter?

5. How is the theme of war developed in Chapter 29?

6. Why does Rachel give her son to Vianne to care for him in Chapter 23?

7. What symbolism is revealed through Isabelle's dream in Chapter 27?

8. How is the theme of loss developed in Chapters 22 and 23?

9. How is the theme of loss developed in Chapter 38?

10. What is revealed through the conversation between Vianne and Gaetan in Chapter 25?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters of Rachel, Daniel, and Sarah in the novel. How does Rachel know Vianne? What becomes of each of these characters in the course of the story? Where is Rachel taken?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Nightingale. Where in the narrative do each of the following occur: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement? Who are the protagonists of the story? Who are the antagonists? Do you consider the ending to be a "happy ending"? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the settings of Le Jardin and Carriveau in The Nightingale. How do these settings change in the course of the story? What causes the changes to these settings?

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