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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impacts Michel's feelings about the social activities of their life in Part 2, Chapter 2?

2. Who denies the request to have the person stay on at the estate instead of leaving in the autumn?

3. In what month does Part 2, Chapter 1 begin?

4. How much money does Michel spend on furnishing his new dwelling?

5. Why is Michel no longer attracted to Charles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the two examples of situational irony present in the last part of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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

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