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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. How old was Charles at this time?
(a) 21.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 23.

2. Ourika compared her time with Mme to _____.
(a) Sadness.
(b) Serenity.
(c) Joy.
(d) Love.

3. When Ourika woke, she saw all but which expression/emotion on the faces of the doctors.
(a) Pity.
(b) Self-reproach.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Resignation.

4. The family went to stay at the home of an old priest, which was located in which town?
(a) Saint Maarten.
(b) Toulouse.
(c) Provence.
(d) Saint-Germain.

5. Part of Ourika's illness was caused by the fact that she did not feel ______.
(a) Equal.
(b) Wanted.
(c) Supported.
(d) Needed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ourika blamed her illness on which of the following?

2. Who was summoned to Mme de B.'s home?

3. Charles often thought of _____ as being the same as existence.

4. Which of the following had to be delayed due to a contract.

5. In which year was the King assassinated?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Ourika affected by this new state of melancholy? What was Mme. de B.'s reaction to the change in Ourika?

2. In addition to the concern about Ourika's health, Mme. de B. had another concern. What was it? What was the solution?

3. Ourika had a selfish thought about her state of affairs and about Charles' return from his honeymoon. What was the thought?

4. How did Ourika feel about Charles' increased absences? What caused the delay of Charles and Anais' marriage?

5. How did Mme. de B. influence Ourika's imagination and social development?

6. Why is it said that Ourika was rescued twice from slavery? What happened to Ourika in regards to this issue?

7. How did Ourika's education differ from the education of Charles and his brother? What were Ourika's school experiences?

8. What did the doctors say about Ourika's increased and prolonged melancholy? What did Charles and Mme. de B. do to help Ourika?

9. What are some or Ourika's earliest childhood memories?

10. How did Ourika's attitude change after Charles' marriage to Anais? What was Mme. de B.'s reaction?

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