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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. What does Camille take to her daughter's cottage in Book 4, Chapter XIV?

2. How does Lucien usually start his mornings?

3. In Book 3, Chapter 1, how long does Byron visit Colonel Duhon after seeing Eugenie?

4. Who does Le Brun tell Thisbe that he used for some of the features of Sylvie in the portrait he painted of her?

5. When Claude Le Brun comes to do Sylvie's portrait, how long does he have to complete it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Eugenie shares Jane's room when she stays with the Guilberts?

2. Why does Byron challenge Pearce to a duel?

3. How did Bayard and Sylvie escape when there was a revolution in Saint-Domingo?

4. Why does Eugenie say that she cannot marry Byron?

5. Why will Sylvie not allow Lily to serve at Byron's going-away party?

6. Why do Pearce and Byron dance together for the family?

7. What does Le Brun say about Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun and her patroness?

8. What happens to Thisbe?

9. What does Jane's riding outfit look like?

10. What does Lucien ask Lily to prepare for Byron's going-away party, and what preparations does she make?

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

Rosalie is Lucien’s mixed-blood daughter. How does Rosalie live in two worlds? Why does she not belong in either world?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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