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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. In Chapter 18 at Dunkirk, how many men did fishing boats, dinghies, and naval vessels try to evacuate?
(a) 310,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 290,000.
(d) 280,000.

2. In Chapter 13, where is Helen, the newest member of the library staff, from?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Illinois.

3. How many species of birds are at Medicine Lake?
(a) 380.
(b) 305.
(c) 270.
(d) 245.

4. In Chapter 11, what color blouse does Margaret lend Odile for Remy and Bitsi's engagement luncheon?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Pink.
(d) Cream.

5. In Chapter 13, who does Odile know who leave Paris?
(a) Subscribers from the library.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) Business owners.
(d) Her cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13 when Paul is in Brittany, how often does he write?

2. At the end of Chapter 19, how long are the Germans in Paris when they ransack the Polish Library in Paris?

3. What grade is Lily in in 1983?

4. What did Lily's mother nearly name her when she was born?

5. In the fall of 1939, how many books are shipped to French, British, and Czechoslovakian troops as well as to the Foreign Legion?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 17, why does Odile stay at the hospital after 9 p.m.?

2. Why has Odile been so set on learning a trade, getting a job, and saving money?

3. What announcement does Remy have when Bitsi comes to lunch with his family?

4. What does Odile buy with her first month's salary from the library?

5. What type of relationship has Lily had with her mother before her mother got sick?

6. Why does Odile feel that she knows the children's librarian even before she meets her?

7. Why does Ambassador Bullitt come to see Miss Reeder in Chapter 19?

8. What does everyone wear on the day that Bitsi comes for lunch in Chapter 11?

9. Where is Odile when the first bombs go off, and what is it like?

10. What reasons for wanting the job at the library does Odile give in a note she writes Miss Reeder?

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