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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. How old was Sylvie went she took Thisbe to be her servant?

2. How old was Pearce when he was given to a childless couple of means?

3. How old is Laurent Tournier in Book 2, Chapter VIII?

4. How old was Byron when his father took him to a brothel?

5. How many daughters does Juliette have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Sylvie believe that Claude Le Brun is?

2. What does Thisbe wake up to after nearly drowing in the pond, and how does she feel?

3. How does Sylvie compare Jane to her mother and sisters?

4. What secrets do Byron and Pearce reveal to one another in Book 2, Chapter IV?

5. How does Sylvie feel about Blacks and mixed bloods who die of yellow fever?

6. Why is Thisbe worried when Madame sends her to Byron's room to take his letters?

7. Who accosts Byron and Pearce at a bar after Byron picks up Pearce at the port?

8. What happens when Byron and Peace are swimming in the pond?

9. How are Tuesdays a day of observance?

10. What does Jane tell Pearce when she meets him on the road?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Williams-Garcia use artistic license to create the realistic background of A Sitting in St. James?

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe Lucien’s character? Why could he be considered to be amoral?

Essay Topic 3

Thisbe and Marie and Louise do not get along. Why do they not get along? Why do Marie and Louise resent Thisbe?

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