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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 Jane swing at Pearce in Book 4, Chapter 20?
2. How many acres do the Tourniers have?
3. How many cups of punch does Le Brun think that Sylvie would like him to drink in Book 4, Chapter XVI?
4. What does Sylvie give Byron when he leaves?
5. Who gets Le Brun to show the portrait even though he has not been paid?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Byron describe Christmastime on the plantation?
2. How does Byron feel about Eugenie becoming his wife?
3. How do Marie and Louise prepare for the party?
4. Why does Eugenie say that she cannot marry Byron?
5. Why does Sylvie agree to give Lucien the gold In Book 4, Chapter V?
6. How does Thisbe feel when she learns she was named for a dog?
7. What does Le Brun say about Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun and her patroness?
8. Why does Eugenie shares Jane's room when she stays with the Guilberts?
9. What does Rosalie notice when she goes into her dead aunt's room?
10. What does Lucien tell Rosalie before they go to the going-away party?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?
Essay Topic 3
The Guilberts do not see their slaves as people. What is communicated about racism and slavery through the attitude of the Guilberts toward their slaves?
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