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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. According to Geoffrey, what is included in Flaubert's dictionary along with a catalog of cliches and odd definitions?
2. The chronology is divided into three sections, the first of which deals with which of the following?
3. What is Geoffrey's marital status?
4. What mistake did the professor from Cambridge point out in a Tennyson work?
5. How does Geoffrey think authors legitimize coincidences?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Geoffrey mean by this statement which he writes after the stories about the Scottish terrier, "What happened to the truth is not recorded"?
2. Why is Geoffrey so anxious to meet with Ed a second time?
3. How successful was Flaubert during his student days?
4. What factual information does Geoffrey tell the reader about himself?
5. Why might Geoffrey be so interested in the mystery of the parrots?
6. What are some connections between Flaubert and Gertrude Collier?
7. What is the plot of "Un coeur simple"?
8. What does Geoffrey say about coincidences?
9. What is the mystery of the two parrots?
10. What is ironic about the Flaubert's burial?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Minor characters contribute color to "Flaubert's Parrot." Choose any three from the following list of characters and describe what relationship each had with Flaubert and how their inclusion benefits the book as a whole: Maxime Du Camp, Elisa Schlesinger, Gertrude Collier, Kuchuk Hanem, Lucien Andrieu, Enid Starkie.
Essay Topic 2
Geoffrey narrates this book from the first-person perspective. Discuss what advantages and disadvantages you see in the author using this voice. Also comment on the author's choice to let Louise Colet narrate one chapter in her own voice.
Essay Topic 3
Geoffrey defends Flaubert throughout the book. Given what you have learned about Flaubert, on what points do you think Flaubert deserves to be defended and on what points do you feel he rightly deserves the criticism he was given?
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