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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the interior of the priest's house like?
2. Of what do both women accuse the other?
3. What have Thérèse and Léonie given Victorine for her birthday?
4. What does Léonie decide to do at the upcoming inquiry?
5. What does Léonie do in a fit of anger?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chapters 30 and 31 are related in that their titles are things to do with the daily household chores of the Martin farm. . Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. How do the household chores as represented by the Quimper dish and dustpan symbolically relate to the power struggle between Léonie and Thérèse? Give specific details/examples.
2. Why do you think Madeleine makes Victorine pick up the sharp pieces of the broken Quimper dish with her fingers rather than the dustpan? How does this represent power?
3. These two chapters seem to "seal" the fate of the two girls in pushing Léonie towards a life in the physical/earthly world and Thérèse towards a life in the spiritual world. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? Give specific examples to explain your view.
Essay Topic 2
The two main characters, Léonie and Thérèse, are cousins (or perhaps sisters), though, they are in some ways mirror opposites of each other...or are they. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. In what ways are Léonie and Thérèse complete opposites; give several examples and explain your choices.
2. In what ways are Léonie and Thérèse similar; give several examples and explain your choices.
3. Which cousin seems to be more "real"? Why?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 29, the differences between the English and French and the Roman Catholic religion and the Anglican religion are very visible. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. How different are the English from the French as suggested in this novel? Give specific examples.
2. Do you think there is such as big a difference in the culture of the two countries in the 21st century as in the time frame when the novel first opens (1950's)? Why or why not?
3. What are the major differences between the Roman Catholic Church beliefs and that of the Anglican Church? (You may have to do a little research).
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