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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which term does Fowles use to describe Ourika's ethnic situation?
(a) Colored.
(b) Negritude.
(c) Blackness.
(d) Afrikaans.

2. Ourika suffers from which of the following?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Low blood sugar.
(c) Amnesia.
(d) Migraines.

3. In which year did the couple do to France?
(a) 1819.
(b) 1808.
(c) 1822.
(d) 1811.

4. What was the woman's state of mind?
(a) Serene.
(b) Absent.
(c) Confused.
(d) Forgetful.

5. Fowles referred to Ourika as a(n) _____.
(a) Incomplete work.
(b) Time capsule.
(c) Masterpiece.
(d) Farce.

6. What is the name of Mme de B's grandson?
(a) Michael.
(b) Pierre.
(c) David.
(d) Charles.

7. What famous poet is quoted at the beginning of the introduction?
(a) Bryon.
(b) Longfellow.
(c) Keats.
(d) Browning.

8. What position did the chevalier's boss hold?
(a) Chief of Police.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Governor.
(d) President.

9. The doctor had previously been prejudiced against which of the following?
(a) Literature.
(b) Church.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Travel.

10. In what year did Claire-Louise die?
(a) 1839.
(b) 1828.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1816.

11. In which country was the story set in the beginning of the book?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Russia.
(d) India.

12. Ourika's language is referred to as being _____.
(a) Affected.
(b) Elegant.
(c) Foreign.
(d) Broken.

13. What was the man's rank?
(a) Count.
(b) Duke.
(c) Viscount.
(d) Prince.

14. What type of facility did the doctor visit?
(a) Palace.
(b) School.
(c) Convent.
(d) Prison.

15. Who narrates the modern representation of the book?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Judge.
(c) Professor.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ourika crave most?

2. The doctor told Ourika that in order to save herself she would have to calm her ___.

3. Ourika was forced to derive her value from her _____.

4. Fowles originally expected to be ____ in/by the work.

5. Two men capitalized on the premise of Claire's ____ novel.

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