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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 Leopold's fortune say?
2. Why did Naomi arrive early at Karen's home in Part 2, Chapter 4?
3. How many years in the past is Part 2 set in?
4. What does Leopold contemplate after reading the letter from Henrietta's grandmother?
5. Where does Henrietta have a quick nap in Part 1, Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Karen go to Ireland?
2. What does Henrietta do for Leopold after he finds a deck of cards?
3. What did Karen learn from Madame Fisher's letter in Part 2, Chapter 3?
4. What does the reader learn of Henrietta's family in Part 1, Chapter 2?
5. What does the letter that Leopold finds in Part 1, Chapter 3 from Henrietta's grandmother say?
6. What does Henrietta think about after leaving Madame Fisher's room in Part 1, Chapter 5?
7. What does Henrietta confront Leopold about when she returns downstairs after talking to Madame Fisher?
8. Who was Karen engaged to and how did she feel about this engagement?
9. How are Karen's uncle and aunt described?
10. What does the letter that Leopold finds in Part 1, Chapter 3 from Leopold's aunt say?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the conflict in "The House in Paris." Who is in conflict with whom? What events or situations causes these conflicts? Are the major conflicts resolved? If so, how?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the motif of betrayal in the novel "The House in Paris." Who betrays whom in the novel, and why? How do these examples of betrayal affect the lives of the principal and secondary characters?
Essay Topic 3
A theme of the novel is Frenchness versus Englishness. What are some examples of this theme that relates to setting, character, and plot? How does this theme relate to the themes of appearance versus reality and the desire to live a passionate life?
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