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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 old was Boris when he joined the army when the Russian Revolution broke out?

2. Before Remy goes in the army, what is the longest that he and Odile have been separated?

3. In Chapter 5, how long ago does Odile remember that she had to go to the Library without her aunt?

4. What is the date in Chapter 5?

5. In 1939, when does the army call up all men aged 18 through 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who returns to the library in Chapter 14, and why?

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

3. Who comes to the library on Odile's first day?

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

5. How has Margaret been feeling living in Paris, and when does she finally feel happy and at home?

6. Who does Odile see in Chapter 9, when she takes the bus home from the library?

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

8. When does Lily's father start dating?

9. What is the Soldiers' Service?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What are the settings in The Paris Library? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Lily’s mother dies. How do Lily and her father grieve for her mother? How and why do they deal with grief differently?

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