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Why does Antoine leave home at the beginning of the novel? ✔Correct Answer-He is being forced
to serve in the army.
Who is Sophie? ✔Correct Answer-Vianne's daughter
During what war does this story take place? ✔Correct Answer-World War II
Although the opening chapter of the story takes place in the America, what country is the setting for
most of the novel? ✔Correct Answer-France
Why does Isabelle leave school in this section of the novel? ✔Correct Answer-She is expelled for
bad behavior.
What is the relationship between Vianne and Isabelle? ✔Correct Answer-Sisters
Why are the roads so crowded when Isabelle is riding with the strange family out of Paris?
✔Correct Answer-Crowds are fleeing a German invasion of Paris
Where does Isabelle first meet Gaetan Dubois? ✔Correct Answer-Hiding in the woods.
What traumatic event do Isabelle and Gaet witness at the end of this section of the novel?
✔Correct Answer-a German air attack drops bombs around them
In what type of building do Isabelle and Gaet seek shelter at the end of this section of the novel?
✔Correct Answer-a church
What does Vianne realize about Beck when he tells her about his wife and the baby that he and his
wife are expecting? ✔Correct Answer-He wants the war to be over, too.
Why does Henri believe Isabelle will be successful in delivering the flyers supporting de Gaulle?
✔Correct Answer-She is pretty, and no one will suspect a pretty girl.
What is Vianne's profession? ✔Correct Answer-teacher
Who is Rachel? ✔Correct Answer-Vianne's good friend and neighbor
What does Gaetan do after Isabelle kisses him and professes her love for him? ✔Correct Answer-
He abandons her in the middle of the night.
After Isabelle survives the harrowing escape from Paris, she ends up at Vianne's house. How does
this section of the book characterize the relationship between the two sisters as we first see them
together? ✔Correct Answer-Vianne cares for her sister's wounds, but there is a great deal of
tension and strain between them.
Where does Isabelle hide the family's valuables so that the Nazis would not confiscate them?
✔Correct Answer-In the cellar beneath the barn.