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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 Michel recuperate from his illness on the honeymoon trip?

2. What does Michel's wife do while he is sick?

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

4. Upon accepting the job offered in Part 1, Chapter 9, in which town does Michel decide he and his wife will live?

5. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 3, who is Michel's favorite boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Michel suddenly take an interest in the operation of the family estate?

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

8. When is the novel written and what time period serves as the novel's setting?

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

10. Is Michel attracted to Alcide? What kinds of things do Michel and Alcide do together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why doesn't Michel simply divorce Marceline and live the life he secretly wants to lead? What does this tell us about Michel's character or beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Menalque and Marceline as foils in The Immoralist.

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