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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 long did it take Mrs. Gustafson to travel by ship from Normandy to New York?
2. In Chapter 8, how many books that are being donated does Odile have to sort through?
3. In Chapter 9, what has Margaret been doing in the library when Odile sees her in the Afterlife?
4. How long has MrsGustafson lived in Froid?
5. How many books are checked out in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Odile learn about Paul and his family when they take a walk in Chapter 10?
2. Why does Odile feel that she knows the children's librarian even before she meets her?
3. What type of relationship has Lily had with her mother before her mother got sick?
4. Why does Lily's mother go to the hospital?
5. What is the Soldiers' Service?
6. How has Margaret been feeling living in Paris, and when does she finally feel happy and at home?
7. What does everyone wear on the day that Bitsi comes for lunch in Chapter 11?
8. Who comes to the library on Odile's first day?
9. How does Odile describe the difference in the grand boulevard from the streets from her home?
10. Who does Odile see in Chapter 9, when she takes the bus home from the library?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Miss Reeder serves as a mentor for Odile. How does Miss Reeder serve as a mentor for Odile?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in The Paris Library? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?
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