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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. Where does Catherine say she wants to go in Chapter 5?

2. What does David do that makes the beautiful girl from the cafy blush?

3. Where did the beautiful girl in the cafy first see Catherine?

4. How long does David sleep the night he returns to Catherine and Marita?

5. What does David refuse to give up for the beautiful girl from the cafy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does David catch his sea bass?

2. What does Catherine do while on her trip alone to Biarritz?

3. What does David do when he and Catherine get to Spain, and how does he feel about it?

4. Why does Catherine go up to her room alone after David talks about the effects of absinthe?

5. What does David get in the mail during his honeymoon?

6. What does David begin writing in Chapter 11?

7. What does David do while Catherine goes on her drives alone in France?

8. What does Catherine say to David when he returns after leaving angry?

9. What does Catherine force David to do when they stay in France again?

10. What does David say about the absinthe, and to what is he referring?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Catherine displays a very controlling nature in this book. How does her need for control affect the people around her, and why is this controlling nature so significant for the setting of this book?

Essay Topic 2

Madame is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

David endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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