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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 do Jean-Luc and the boys in town act out and create a ruckus?

2. What does Madeline use to emulate the sound of rain on M. Pujol's caravan?

3. Why can Madeleine not peel the fruit M. Pujol gives her?

4. Who is The Director?

5. The mayor is what kind of father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Mayor and his eldest daughter treat Mother when she visits their house? Why?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Madeleine's sleeping form begin to develop bruises?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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