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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. Why is Emma unhappy when she is no longer at the convent?

2. How many guests do Emma and Charles have at their wedding?

3. Where do Charles and Emma meet?

4. Why don't the fireworks go off at the end of the agricultural fair?

5. How has Lhereux ruined the life of a local townsman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Emma's father's reaction to her death in Part 3: Chapter 10.

2. How has Emma's reputation been ruined by Part 3: Chapter 6?

3. By Part 3: Chapter 4, has Léon become a better person or a worse person since beginning his affair with Emma?

4. How does Emma's funeral in Part 3: Chapter 9 compare with Emma's day-to-day life?

5. Rodolphe is a very manipulative character. What are some ways he manipulates both Charles and Emma in Part 2: Chapter 9?

6. How does Emma's attitude change towards what other people think of her in Part 2: Chapter 12?

7. Emma seeks comfort in the church in Part 2: Chapter 6. How does her interaction with Abbé Bournisien reflect on her personal interaction with religion?

8. Describe Emma's conflicting motives in her interactions with Binet, Guillaumin and Rodolphe in Part 3: Chapter 7.

9. What subjects do Léon and Emma discuss in Part 2: Chapter 4 that reveal aspects of their personalities?

10. How are Léon and Emma like honeymooners in Part 3: Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Emma is looking for an idealized love that she quickly realizes is not to be found within a middle-class marriage. Describe Emma's ideal relationship. Who would be her perfect partner? Does such a person exist? Do you think Emma ever could have found happiness?

Essay Topic 2

In many ways, Madame Bovary is a critique of the middle-class life, and the constraints, expectations, and disappointments that are a part of it. Compare the world of the Bovarys to a typical American middle class existence. Specifically, address the following issues faced by the typical middle class family today and relate them to themes that Flaubert threads throughout his novel:

- Debt and financial crises

- The increase in depression and the need for therapy

- A search for community through online or virtual meeting places rather than in face-to-face scenarios

Essay Topic 3

Homais can be considered both a hero and an anti-hero. Explain why giving examples for each view. How do you personally view Homais?

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