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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What position did the chevalier's boss hold?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Chief of Police.
(c) President.
(d) Governor.
2. Where did Fowles go to college?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Brown.
3. The story took place before which war?
(a) French Revolution.
(b) War of the Roses.
(c) Spanish-American War.
(d) Revolutionary War.
4. Which was not included in the description of Francis?
(a) Eccentric.
(b) Curious.
(c) Learning.
(d) Humor.
5. Which term does Fowles use to describe Ourika's ethnic situation?
(a) Blackness.
(b) Afrikaans.
(c) Negritude.
(d) Colored.
Short Answer Questions
1. In which year were Duras' works replicated?
2. It is said that doubt often excludes ____.
3. What offers the most consolation for Ourika?
4. The neighborhood was part of which major city?
5. The man would eventually attain the rank of the Duke of _____.
Short Essay Questions
1. What major events took place while Claire was living in England? How and when did Claire meet her husband? What was his background?
2. What does John Fowles say about the way he learned to love literature?
3. Who is Joan DeJean? What is her position at the University of Pennsylvania?
4. What does Fowles say about Claire de Duras' work as a white novelist writing about a black woman in France?
5. What were Fowles' thoughts on writing a historical novel? What caused him to change his mind?
6. What is the general opinion of Fowles regarding modern bookstores?
7. What occurred after Claire published "Ourika" and her second book, "Edouard?"
8. Discuss the first publication of Ourika. What was unusual about the publication?
9. Describe the scene the doctor sees when he arrives at the convent. What has caused the state of the convent's disrepair?
10. What happened to Ourika when she left Senegal? Who took care of her?
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