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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. Madeleine wants to become which of the following?
2. What do the children in town throw at Matilda as she passes?
3. Why does Mother wish she was slim and childless?
4. Who is Matilda?
5. What is Mother's heirloom?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Madeleine feel about M. Pujol by the end of Part One?
2. How does Charlotte feel about the viol?
3. Who is Marguerite?
4. Who is Madeleine?
5. Who is the widow?
6. How does M. Pujol feel about posing for the old widow?
7. Why does Jean-Luc climb the trellis attached to his house?
8. Why does M. Pujol cry and make mournful sounds in his sleep?
9. How does Madeleine get separated from the girls at the convent?
10. Why did Saint Michel wish to be beaten and punished?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Madeleine's brothers and sisters play important roles in Madeleine is Sleeping. Beatrice is the eldest and therefore the other children listen to her. Jean-Luc is playful and Claude is mischievous. Write an essay detailing how each of Madeleine's siblings have characteristics that are important to the story. How do they help move the plot forward in scenes where Madeleine is absent? In what ways do they help Mother during times of duress? Explain your rationale by providing examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
The widow is a woman of mystery. She is portrayed as both a person of wealth and lecherous taste. Hiring the troupe was not done out of love or respect for their talents. She simply wanted them to pose for sexually explicit and disturbing photographs for her.Write an essay explaining what is known about the widow. How does the story M. Pujol tell about her relevant to her disposition? What is revealed about the widow when she takes Madeleine inside into her private room to talk? Be sure the provide examples to support your work.
Essay Topic 3
Religion plays a large role throughout the story. Madeleine is portrayed as a girl who idolizes her favorite saint, Saint Michel. She likes to think of herself as being akin to him. When the widow tells her that she is more like the Abbott than Saint Michel, she becomes angry. Write an essay explaining who Madeleine is more like, the Abbott or Saint Michel. Why? Was the widow correct in her opinion of Madeleine? What events or actions does Madeleine take that makes her more like one or the other? Use examples from the book to support your argument.
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