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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 is the first stop for Michel and his wife when they leave Biskra?

2. What does Michel ask the barber to do in Part 1, Chapter 7?

3. What does Michel read on his last night in Biskra when he can't sleep?

4. What does one of the Arab boys steal from Michel's hotel room?

5. Why is Michel walking to the city in Part 1, Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Michel spend his time on the night Marceline dies?

3. How does the reader know that Michel has no interest initially in the operation of the family estate?

4. Why does Michel visit Menalque despite Marceline's opinion of the man and her illness the night of the scheduled visit? What does this say about Michel's commitment to his wife?

5. What is Marceline's opinion of Menalque and why?

6. Why does Michel's interest in Charles fade?

7. 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?

8. How does Marceline help in Michel's recovery from tuberculosis?

9. Michel and Marceline decide to leave Biskra before the harsh winter weather arrives. What does Michel do on his last night in town and how does he feel?

10. What do Michel and Menalque do during their last visit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character, Michel, and his character development throughout the novel

Essay Topic 2

What is Michel's tone at the beginning and end of the novel? What does the change in tone throughout the novel suggest?

Essay Topic 3

Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevails in The Immoralist? Select a different type of conflict and explain how the story would have differed under that particular type of conflict.

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