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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. What does Manuela say about Renee's looks when Renee dons her borrowed dress?
2. Why does Paloma prefer her aunt and uncle to her own parents?
3. What Manuela tell Renee to do to prepare for dinner?
4. What do Renee and Kakuro discuss before he shows her his kitchen?
5. What is Renee careful about as she walks to Kakuro's apartment?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Paloma feel and think when she hears her school choir singing?
2. Why does Paloma's mother take her to a therapist and what fascinates her about him?
3. Briefly describe Renee's dinner with Kakuro.
4. What does Paul Nguyen tell Renee when he comes to her door and what is Renee's response?
5. Why is Manuela happy about the new tenant?
6. What does Renee think about art in Chapters 10 and 11?
7. How does Renee give herself away as far as her intelligence to the new tenant?
8. With whom does Paloma have tea and how does she respond to the event?
9. What does Kakuro send Renee and what does she do?
10. What fight does Paloma describe between her mother and another woman?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Renee and Paloma. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Renee and Kakuro. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?
3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.
Essay Topic 2
"The Elegance of the Hedgehog" belongs to the novel genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the novel genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a novel and a historical novel?
Essay Topic 3
Renee Michel is a highly intelligent woman who has had the misfortune of being born poor. Renee has it in her mind that poor people are not supposed to be intelligent, therefore she hides her intelligence from the people around her, going to great lengths to create an appearance that shows lack of intelligence and imagination as well as a general disinterest in the world around her. To the contrary, Renee is quite intelligent, taking great joy from reading literature and philosophy, as well as watching artistic movies and studying great art. Renee is a complex person who hides her intelligence behind a mask to keep the world from intruding on her carefully created world.
1. Discuss, in depth, the reasons Renee might think being poor excludes intelligence. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your reasoning.
2. Pretending that Renee is your friend, write a letter to her explaining to her what you see are the problems with the way she hides herself. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your reasoning.
3. Discuss possible reasons that often poor people are seen as less intelligent than others. Include in your discussions factors such as low birth weight, poor diet, lack of access to quality education and social and environmental reasons. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your reasoning.
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