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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 is wrong with Ferrier?

2. What does Oreline say Philomene owes Oreline?

3. What is the main goal Philomene and Oreline have while Valery is gone?

4. What does Philomene say Emily is doing with Narcisse when Emily is 10?

5. How many children has Narcisse fathered over recent years?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who becomes ill in Chapter 18, and who takes care of them?

2. What is the argument between Oreline and Philomene about who owes whom in Chapter 24?

3. What does Angelite say about a young man who is interested in marrying her?

4. What do the Union armies start doing, and what is Philomene's response?

5. What does Narcisse start building in Chapter 19?

6. What does Emily admit to Bet about Emily's feelings concerning Elisabeth?

7. In Chapter 31, what does Joseph request from Philomene concerning Emily?

8. What does Philomene think one day in Chapter 16 when she sees Clement holding one of their daughters?

9. In Chapter 19, what does Elisabeth say about Philomene's visions, and how does Philomene plan to use them on Narcisse?

10. What do Narcisse, Antoine Morat and Joseph Ferrier who come to visit Joseph tell him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

Identify the protagonists of the story and why you believe they are such. Identify the antagonists of the story and why you believe they are such. Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot? Which, if any, characters are not essential to the story? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

Do you think most people want a happy ending in a novel? Do you think Cane River would qualify as a novel with a happy ending? Why or why not? What do you think are three reasons to read fiction and do you think Cane River fulfills these three reasons? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

Compare/contrast the characters of Philomene and Suzette. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast the characters of Eugene and Narcisse. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

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