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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. What is one of the ways Madeleine imagines escaping the hospital?

2. The walls of the widow's chamber are the color of what?

3. What type of fruit does M. Pujol offer Madeleine when he sees her standing outside in the sunlight?

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

5. What is the title of Adrien's first photograph for The Director?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the widow feel when she sees Madeleine and Adrien tangled together beneath the bushes?

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 3

Madeleine and M. Jouy share a relationship that is both shocking and inappropriate for a girl her age. The girls in town find it amusing to fondle M. Jouy, they make a game out of it. When Madeleine joins in, she finds her time with M. Jouy to be entrancing. After M. Jouy is taken away and Madeleine is punished by Mother, he sends her drawings. Write an essay explaining why M. Jouy's attentions are for Madeleine and not the other girls in the village. How does Mother use his feelings later on in the story for her own purposes? Is Madeleine ever aware of her mother's intentions? Use examples from the book to support your argument.

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