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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. After doing what does Sylvie fall asleep in her chair in Book 1, Chapter III?

2. In Book 2, Chapter X, how many years has it been since Rosalie has seen her mother?

3. How old is Jane in Book 1, Chapter X?

4. Who did Juliette's husband have an affair with?

5. What was Sylvie's grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Juliette tell Jane when she leaves her with the Guilberts?

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

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

4. Who did Bayard Guilbert marry and why?

5. What conversation do Madame Sylvie and Jane have after Jane swims in the pond naked?

6. Why do Marie and Louise not tell anyone that they think Byron and Pearce are sleeping together?

7. Who is Byron and what is revealed about him?

8. Who was Marcelle?

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

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

Jane is a tomboy. What gender roles does Jane ignore? Why does she not fit into society?

Essay Topic 2

Lucien and other plantation owners believe their female slaves are for their personal pleasure. How do Lucien and other plantation owners treat their female slaves? Are they guilty of raping their slaves?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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