The Nightingale Flashcards
What does the letter to Antoine at the end of chapter 2 say?
He is being mobilized as a soldier for France.
How does Vianne meet her best friend Rachel de Champlain?
They meet as children and as students for the school Le Jardin.
What are the names of Vianne and Rachel’s children?
Sophie (Vianne). Sarah and Ariel (Rachel).
What event leads to Isabelle being expelled from school in chapter four?
She fails a lesson in orange peeling and insults Madame Dufour.
Why does Isabelle agree to join Gaëtan and fight in the war?
She believes that he looks past her beauty and realizes that she wants to offer more to the world.
How does Isabelle’s father get her out of Paris?
He has the Humberts take her as far as Tours and then she has to find her way to her sister Vianne’s house.
Who is the man Isabelle meets in the woods outside of Étampes? Why is he there?
Gaëtan Dubois. He’s a released prisoner that plans to join the French army after checking on his mother in Poitiers.
What does Isabelle and Vianne’s surname, Rossignol, mean?
Nightingale.
Who is the author of the novel?
Kristin Hannah.
What noise does does Isabelle hear on her third day of travel with Gaëtan?
Aeroplanes.
What is the young mother in the trio of three women who approach Vianne holding?
A dead baby.
What does Isabelle put in the chest that she hides in the barn?
All of the valuables in Vianne’s house
What does Gaëtan ask Isabelle for to seal their bargain?
A kiss.
What does Gaëtan leave Isabelle with after he abandons her?
A note that says, “You are not ready.”
Why does Vianne allow the German captain Wolfgang Beck to live in her house.
It’s either she lets the captain live there with her or be forced to abandon the house entirely.
