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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 was the attitude toward Flaubert of the Collier sisters who Flaubert met when he spent his summers in Trouville?
2. In what way is Felicite completely different from Flaubert?
3. What does Geoffrey say we need to respect about Flaubert even if we think him naive or unsuccessful?
4. What is Geoffrey's marital status?
5. What does Geoffrey learn about Ed when he meets him at the restaurant?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Ed Winterton.
2. What examples of literary mistakes does the professor from Cambridge talk about?
3. What does Geoffrey think about omniscient authors of novels?
4. 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"?
5. How did Ed happen to get the letters between Julie and Flaubert?
6. What is the plot of "Un coeur simple"?
7. What factual information does Geoffrey tell the reader about himself?
8. Why does Geoffrey say he hates critics?
9. Why might Geoffrey be so interested in the mystery of the parrots?
10. What are several different parrots mentioned in the bestiary?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Geoffrey talks about his dislike of coincidence, particularly in literature. Comment on the following:
1) What does Geoffrey consider to be the difference between coincidence and irony?
2) What examples does Geoffrey give in Flaubert's life and work which he considers to be examples of both coincidence and irony?
Essay Topic 2
Geoffrey tells the reader that he understands Flaubert better than he understands his wife. Explain what you think Geoffrey means by this statement using specific examples. Comment on why or why not you think people might be able to understand historical or literary figures more fully than individuals in their own lives.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the book, Geoffrey searches for the answer to the mystery of which parrot is authentic as well as the answer to questions which plague him about Flaubert and about himself.
Part 1) Describe Geoffrey's actual search for Flaubert's parrot.
Part 2) Explain what mysteries Geoffrey attempts to explain about Flaubert's life.
Part 3) Explain what questions about himself Geoffrey attempts to answer in his quest.
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