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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 13, who does Odile know who leave Paris?

2. What month will Paul spend in Brittany in Chapter 10?

3. How long does Lily watch a soap opera until her father finds out and stops her from watching?

4. When was the American Library founded?

5. What bus does Miss Reeder usually ride to the library?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Miss Reeder do when Odile will not speak to Bitsi?

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

4. Why does Lily's mother go to the hospital?

5. What makes Odile realize that the war is on the way?

6. What happens when Remy visits the library to see Odile at work in Chapter 8?

7. How does Odile describe the difference in the grand boulevard from the streets from her home?

8. What does Odile's mother serve for lunch when Paul comes for Sunday lunch in Chapter 3?

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

10. Who is Mrs. Gustafson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Men are allowed to have mistresses, but women are not allowed to have affairs or get a divorce. What does the conversation that Hortense has with her sister Caroline reveal about double standards? How does Margaret’s situation also demonstrate the double standards for men and women?

Essay Topic 2

The Nazis use propaganda to attempt to sway the French people to their side. How do most Parisians refuse to be swayed by the propaganda?

Essay Topic 3

Miss Reeder organizes a drive to get books to soldiers when war is declared. Why is it so important to get books to the soldiers?

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