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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. How is Madeleine dressed during the photography sessions?

2. Who does Madeleine think M. Pujol looks like?

3. Why do Madeleine and Adrien weep and hold each other like orphans?

4. Who objects to Mother's marriage prospect for Madeleine?

5. What does Claude see when he spies on the girls while they are playing their Madeleine game?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hugh?

2. Why does Madeleine get upset when she is compared to the Abbott who tortured Saint Michel?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Madeleine insist that it is not her in the picture paddling M. Pujol?

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

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

10. Why does M. Pujol tell Madeleine the story of the widow and the carp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Unrequited love happens to several characters in Madeleine is Sleeping. Despite her love for Griselda, Charlotte will never feel anything more than comfort in her presence. Madeleine desperately loves M. Pujol even though his feelings are really for Adrien. Write an essay exploring the idea of unrequited love. How does it play into the story? Which characters experience it and how does it impact them? Does unrequited love make them stronger or weaker? Use examples from the book to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

When M. Pujol decides to donate his body to science, he leaves the widow's estate. Despite Adrien and Madeleine's best efforts, he is resistant to doing anything else. Write an essay explaining why M. Pujol decides to donate his body to science. What does he think he will accomplish by being cut open and examined? Why would he rather go under the knife instead of running away with Adrien and Madeleine? What does this tell the reader about M. Pujol's disposition and outlook toward life? Explain your rationale by providing examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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