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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 10 includes imagery of _______________.

2. What item of clothing has Denise come to help Madame Desforges with?

3. What is the main theme of Chapter 10?

4. What does Baudu talk to Colomban about?

5. What does Bouthemont talk to Madame Desforges about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Refusing to be bought is an important theme in the story. Cite at least three examples of how the characters refuse to give in or be bought by someone else.

Essay Topic 2

Zola uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the play and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 3

Zola is quoted as saying, "I am little concerned with beauty or perfection. I don't care for the great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity. I am at ease in my generation," (My Hates, 1866.) How is this philosophy apparent in AU BONHEUR DES DAMES?

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