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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. Which term is not used to describe Ourika?
(a) Rage filled.
(b) Feverish.
(c) Excessively thin.
(d) Insomniac.

2. Where was Claire's mother's homeland?
(a) Malaysia.
(b) Martinique.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Monaco.

3. What was the woman's state of mind?
(a) Serene.
(b) Confused.
(c) Forgetful.
(d) Absent.

4. What word is used to describe the woman's eyes?
(a) Luminous.
(b) Dead.
(c) Spirited.
(d) Lackluster.

5. Ourika suffers from which of the following?
(a) Migraines.
(b) Amnesia.
(c) Arthritis.
(d) Low blood sugar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Fowles' mentor.

2. The name of the town in which the doctor visited Ourika is Faubourg Saint _____.

3. It is said that doubt often excludes ____.

4. Which city was the family's final destination?

5. What famous poet is quoted at the beginning of the introduction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Duras' depiction of Ourika tend to continue to be important regarding race and feminism?

2. Who was sent to visit Ourika in a convent outside Paris? What was the doctor's background?

3. Describe the scene the doctor sees when he arrives at the convent. What has caused the state of the convent's disrepair?

4. What is the basic premise of Claire de Duras' "Ourika?"

5. How did Fowles discover Ourika? What was his initial opinion of the book?

6. Whet does the doctor see when he enters the garden to see Ourika? What is the doctor's first impression of Ourika?

7. What were Fowles' thoughts on writing a historical novel? What caused him to change his mind?

8. What was the Black Code? How did it affect slavery in France?

9. What is the general opinion of Fowles regarding modern bookstores?

10. How was Fowles inspired by Ourika? What came from that inspiration?

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