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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. What bus does Miss Reeder usually ride to the library?
2. When Lily snoops in Mrs. Guftafson's mailbox, from where has she seen letters come from?
3. In Chapter 15, what do the libraries contain that are make up for each regiment?
4. How many crates of books are evacuated from the university library in Strasbourg in Chapter 10?
5. In Chapter 4, how after how many days does Lily's mother come home from the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Odile's mother serve for lunch when Paul comes for Sunday lunch in Chapter 3?
2. What is Lily's mother's funeral like?
3. How does Remy pack when he leaves for the army and why?
4. What reasons for wanting the job at the library does Odile give in a note she writes Miss Reeder?
5. Why does Lily's mother go to the hospital?
6. Who is Mrs. Gustafson?
7. How does Odile describe the difference in the grand boulevard from the streets from her home?
8. What does Odile buy with her first month's salary from the library?
9. Who returns to the library in Chapter 14, and why?
10. Why does Ambassador Bullitt come to see Miss Reeder in Chapter 19?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Charles use imagery to help reader’s imagine the world she has created in The Paris Library?
Essay Topic 2
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are idioms different in one language than another?
Essay Topic 3
Some women have Nazi boyfriends. Are these women consorting with the enemy? Was it right to humiliate them after the war?
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