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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The story took place before which war?
(a) French Revolution.
(b) Spanish-American War.
(c) Revolutionary War.
(d) War of the Roses.

2. Fowles' novel fit into which literary genre?
(a) Allegorical.
(b) Historical.
(c) Contemporary.
(d) Romantic.

3. What is the name of Fowles' novel?
(a) The French Lieutenant's Wife.
(b) Les Miserables.
(c) Modern Revolution.
(d) The Good Earth.

4. Fowles' lead character was unfairly _____.
(a) Arrested.
(b) Executed.
(c) Exiled.
(d) Ridiculed.

5. The doctor had previously been prejudiced against which of the following?
(a) Travel.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Literature.
(d) Church.

6. The doctor told Ourika that in order to save herself she would have to calm her ___.
(a) Imagination.
(b) Temper.
(c) Heart rate.
(d) Fever.

7. Who was one of the two people that developed the term?
(a) Dufort.
(b) Norman.
(c) Cesaire.
(d) Swinson.

8. What is the name of a person that loves books?
(a) Bookman.
(b) Bibliophile.
(c) Biblioteque.
(d) Browser.

9. How long did it take Claire to write the novels?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

10. It is said that doubt often excludes ____.
(a) Sympathy.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Truth.
(d) Passion.

11. What position did the chevalier's boss hold?
(a) President.
(b) Governor.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Chief of Police.

12. In which country was the story set in the beginning of the book?
(a) Russia.
(b) India.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

13. Which city did the family visit in the US?
(a) Miami.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York.

14. What is the surname of Claire's husband?
(a) Dumas.
(b) Barberrie.
(c) Sylvie.
(d) Durfort.

15. In which location did the doctor finish his medical studies?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Montpellier.
(c) Boston.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Emperor at that time?

2. Early in their careers, writers need all but which of the following?

3. In which year did Claire get married?

4. Fowles originally expected to be ____ in/by the work.

5. What is Claire-Louise's surname?

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