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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. In Book 2, Chapter XVI how old is the sister who is next to Thisbee in birth order?

2. How much does Juliette offer Lucien to board Jane and her horse for a year?

3. What was the family name of Pearce's adoptive parents?

4. How old is the girl Bayard wants to marry?

5. How long does Byron say that his classmate Robinson Pearce plans to stay when he visits in Book 1, Chapter VI?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Tuesdays a day of observance?

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

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

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

6. What does Lucien want his mother to do for Rosalie?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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

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

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