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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 does Michel's wife think about her husband's new persona?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 7, how does Michel try to act around his wife?

3. How does Michel feel about returning to his studies?

4. What thoughts does Michel have while watching his wife sleep after making love to her the first time?

5. Who does Michel find when he returns to the new walking place alone one evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Michel know Marceline's health has taken a turn for the worse and what does he do to help?

2. Michel feels beautiful, strong, and sensual for the first time. For what possible reasons might he have decided to shave his beard?

3. What are two reasons that the small walks that Michel and Marceline take are important in the development of Michel's character in the story?

4. Describe how Michel spends his days and nights upon returning to Biskra with Marceline.

5. Why does Michel summon his friends at the end of the story?

6. Why does Michel decide to move back to the family estate in Part 2, Chapter 3?

7. After making love for the first time, what emotions does Michel experience?

8. How does Michel feel about his studies after returning from his honeymoon? Why does he feel this way?

9. What is Menalque's theory of why Michel let the boy in Biskra steal Marceline's scissors?

10. What does Michel approve pricey expenditures for and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the use of the first person point of view affect the reader's perception of Michel and his story?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and discuss three points of foreshadowing from the novel. Does the author use foreshadowing effectively? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of health throughout the novel.

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