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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Thérèse feel the bishop and the others want?
2. For what does Madeleine scold Thérèse?
3. What have Thérèse and Léonie given Victorine for her birthday?
4. In what do the two women engage at the breakfast table?
5. What does Thérèse tell Léonie?
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
In chapter 6, Thérèse and Léonie have a meal together. Léonie takes special care in setting the table and choosing the menu. Choose one of the following questions and write a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. Follow the thread of food and eating that occurs throughout the novel, giving examples of that theme and an interpretation of the examples you choose.
2. Food is essential to the continuation of life, and thus is often offered symbolically as well as concretely in many cultures. Compare and contrast the symbolism of food in several diverse cultures.
3. Discuss how food is treated in advertisements in the country in which you live, including billboard advertisements, magazines, t.v., and radio. What is the main purpose of the advertisements? Are they successful? Do they sway you?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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