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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 suffers the most from Adrien's clumsiness?

2. The mayor is what kind of father?

3. Which objects do Beatrice and Sophie use to communicate secretly while in church?

4. Why does Mother's preserve business begin to struggle?

5. Who does M. Pujol not want to leave behind when he departs the gypsies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does M. Pujol feel about being paddled by Madeleine?

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

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

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

9. Describe Adrien's best efforts to scare the patient he is supposed to photograph for his piece entitled "Terror!"

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The world in which Madeleine lives in is both realistic and fantastic. The fluidity of the story is successful in large part because of how the story easily transitions from real world to dream world. Having such an easy transition often blurs the line between the two worlds. Write an essay detailing how events and characters at times exist in both worlds. Is the story helped or hurt by these things? What explanation is given to explain why Madeleine is a conduit for these occurrences? Explain your rationale by providing examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Age is a fleeting and ambiguous thing in Madeleine is Sleeping. Mother wishes to have her youth back. Madeleine acts in ways that are perhaps inappropriate for someone so young. Write an essay focusing on how age plays an important role in the story. How are relationships developed or complicated by age? How old is Madeleine? Is she a girl or a young woman? Explain your rationale by providing examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Madeleine dreams of many fantastical people. How is each character unique in their own way? What purpose do the characters serve throughout the story? How would the story be different if all of the characters in it were normal and not fantastic in some way? Be sure the provide examples to support your opinions.

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