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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To whom does the boatman allude having been on the boat recently?
2. Why is Emma preparing for a trip?
3. How does Homais think Charles should help the boy?
4. What does Léon's employer suggest he do about Emma?
5. What happens when Charles encounters Emma's supposed piano teacher, Mademoiselle Lempereur?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Two times in the novel Emma contemplates suicide, and is successful in the second case. Why do you think she felt that she had no other options? What clues in her personality and behavior revealed that suicide would be an option to her?
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
Charles, Rodolphe, and Léon embody three very different types of man, all of whom play into Emma's needs in some way. Describe each of Emma's partners and what she initially finds attractive about them. What is it about each of them that she finds irritating or banal? Can you see any similarities in the three?
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