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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 Rosa do after she hangs up the phone with Bassie?

2. What does Rosa ask of Bassie when he tells her that he does not even know her?

3. Why can't Rosa and Bernard live together?

4. Brandt wants assurance that Rosa will not visit whom when she travels?

5. How does Didier act when he meets Rosa and Madame Bagnelli on her porch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Rosa detained and what becomes of her?

2. Who comes to dine on asparagus with Rosa and Katya and what advice do they give Rosa?

3. In Pages 262-290, how does Rosa become part of France?

4. What happens with the woman in the street that Rosa finds and how does it affect her?

5. What specifically transpires in the first meeting between Brandt and Rosa?

6. Describe Brandt's home. Why is the modesty of the area in which he lives significant?

7. How do Katya and Rosa handle the idea of Lionel in their relationship?

8. Though Didier seems to be no more than a young gold digger, he does have some strong advice for Rosa. What does he tell her on the beach after their swim, and why does he believe what he says?

9. Who in Rosa's family is arrested and why?

10. What is the reason for Flora's party? What specifically do the women discuss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Rosa react concerning her passport before she leaves the country? What is she afraid of? Why is she afraid? What occurrences happen that she reacts to?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of Book One, what does Rosa believe about Conrad and what is the significance of this thought at this point in the novel? How does this thought change Rosa?

Essay Topic 3

How has fighting for a cause been too costly for Doctor Lionel Burger and his family?

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