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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. With his new attitude at the end of Part 1, Chapters 5-7, how does Michel view each day?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 7, Michel begins to see himself as...

4. In Part 1, Chapter 9, why does Michel doubt his ability to take good care of his wife?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When do Marceline and Michel move to the family estate and who greets them when they arrive?

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

3. Michel doesn't really know Marceline when they marry. Why does he grow to love and respect his new wife on their honeymoon?

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

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

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

7. What is ironic about Michel's decision to stay at the family estate while pursuing his academic interests?

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

9. What do Michel's recovery and discoveries, and his plunge into the cold pond symbolize?

10. What does Michel's honeymoon trip symbolize? Explain why.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Charles to the story? How might the novel have differed if he had not been introduced as a minor character?

Essay Topic 2

What role does social class play in The Immoralist? To which social class does Michel belong? To which social class does Menalque belong?

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar?

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