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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. Why did Geoffrey think people want to think the best about authors?
2. According to Geoffrey, at one point in Flaubert's life did he no longer need fantasies?
3. According to Geoffrey, what did Flaubert think about democracy?
4. What did Flaubert confess to Louise?
5. Geoffrey said that Flaubert learned that life is not a choice between murdering your way to throne or what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Geoffrey's attitude toward his wife's promiscuity?
2. On what points, if any, does Geoffrey personally criticize Flaubert?
3. Why does Geoffrey think about books that authors didn't write?
4. What does Geoffrey say is the difference between what people want to know about lovers and what they want to know about authors?
5. Describe Flaubert's feelings about his home in Croisset
6. What does Geoffrey notice about the signs on the train from Rouen?
7. In what ways did Flaubert want Louise to be like him?
8. What did Geoffrey say about Ellen's lies?
9. What was odd about the stage direction given in the Theatrical History section?
10. What are two of the issues about which Geoffrey says people would find fault with Flaubert?
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
"History is always incomplete" is a theme that surfaces repeatedly throughout the novel. Discuss this theme as it applies 1) to Geoffrey's inability to completely know everything he would like to know about Flaubert, and 2) to Geoffrey's inability to know everything about his wife.
Essay Topic 3
Flaubert's family influenced his life in many ways. Discuss Flaubert's relationship with his mother, his father, and his sister. Include details about the secret he kept from his mother, his father's contributions to his career, and his sister's death.
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