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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 is Jane in Book 1, Chapter X?

2. Who was the person named Thisbe in the French Royal Court?

3. How old was Rosalie when Lucien sent her to boarding school?

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

5. Where is Thisbee taken when she nearly drowns?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Lily come to Le Petit Cottage?

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

5. Why does Madame Sylvie have a conversation with Pearce in Book 2, Chapter XVIII?

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

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

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

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

10. Who did Bayard Guilbert marry and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. How does Thisbe/Marguerite mature and transform, and what situations influence her growth and transformation?

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