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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. At the beginning of Book 2, Chapter I, what day does Byron close the commissary?

2. What was Jane's father's rank?

3. Where is Pearce originally from?

4. How old is Thisbee's oldest sister in Book 2, Chapter XVI?

5. What is served for dinner in Book 2, Chapter III?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Tuesdays a day of observance?

2. How did Thisbe learn not to leave Madame's side for any reason?

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

4. Who did Bayard Guilbert marry and why?

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

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

7. What happens when Jane enters the dining room for dinner fresh from riding her horse?

8. How does Jane come to stay with the Guilberts?

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

10. What is Lucien's financial situation?

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

Sylvie is the mistress of Le Petit Cottage. What type of person is Sylvie? Does she seem to have any redeeming qualities? Is it surprising that Marguerite learns to empathize with her?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in A Sitting in St. James? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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