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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. In Part 1, Chapter 9, the couple spends several happy days in which town first?
2. In Part 1, Chapter 8, to which city does Michel choose to walk?
3. Who is the protagonist of The Immoralist?
4. What contributes to the delicate health Michel experiences early in the story?
5. How does Michel feel on his last night in Biskra?
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. Why does Michel want to travel in Part 3?
3. 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?
4. When is the novel written and what time period serves as the novel's setting?
5. Michel doesn't really know Marceline when they marry. Why does he grow to love and respect his new wife on their honeymoon?
6. What does Michel begin to notice in his weakened physical condition?
7. Discuss Michel's actions when he realizes a madman is driving Marceline's carriage.
8. What is ironic about Michel's decision to stay at the family estate while pursuing his academic interests?
9. How does Marceline feel about her role as Michel's wife by the end of Part 2, and why?
10. Discuss Michel's pursuit of physical vitality.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What religious actions are insinuated when Michel jumps into a cold pond in Part 1? How are these actions important to the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss health as a motif in The Immoralist.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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