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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. Who does Mother want Madeleine to be married off to?

2. What attitude does the widow have toward Madeleine when she takes her into her chamber?

3. What does Madeleine do to the person who comes to help her emulate rain?

4. Who acts rudely to Mother when she goes to their house with a gift of preserves?

5. How does the matron of the hospital feel about M. Jouy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Madeleine and Adrien travel to the Institute for the Study of Aberrant Behaviors and Conditions? Who is there?

2. Why does Mother blame Madeleine for her troubles with the town's people?

3. List some of the rules Beatrice made up for playing "The Madeleine Game."

4. How do Sophie and Beatrice communicate in code while in church?

5. How does M. Pujol feel about the people showering his caravan with gravel?

6. Who is Hugh?

7. What does Madeleine see M. Pujol and Adiren doing when she is hiding behind the curtain?

8. For what reasons does Adrien want to change the name of M. Pujol's photograph from Stupefaction to Revulsion?

9. Why does Adrien join Madeleine in showering M. Pujol's caravan with gravel?

10. Describe Mother's plan to break M. Jouy out of the hospital.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Madeleine's father is rarely mentioned or seen throughout the story. From what we know of him, he is a man who works hard, once loved his wife, and lives a life overrun by children. Write an essay detailing why Madeleine's father scarcely appears in Madeleine is Sleeping. Which characters interact with him the most? What is learned from the conversations he does hold with others? Why does Mother think that he no longer loves her? Be sure the provide examples to support your opinions.

Essay Topic 2

Mother makes many questionable parenting decisions throughout Madeleine is Sleeping. When she sends her children to break M. Jouy from the hospital, she does not think of their well being. Her plan is to simply free him so that he and Madeleine can be married. Write an essay on whether or not Mother is a fitting parent. Are the decisions she makes for her children good ones? Does she think about the what consequences her actions might lead to? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Marguerite is a woman who often performs in heroic roles on stage. When she is offered to play the role of a damaged and tragic woman, she does so, and then tells her composer to never have her play such a role again. Write an essay explaining why playing heroic, male roles means so much to Marguerite. Why does she prefer them? What about traditional female roles does she not like? Explain your rationale by providing examples from the novel.

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