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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. Which of the following capitalized on Claire's fame?

2. What was the woman's state of mind?

3. Which country is Ourika's "land of exile?"

4. The chevalier that worked for ______ brought the child to France.

5. What type of facility did the doctor visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about Ourika's presence surprises the doctor? What is Ourika's reasoning for her illness?

2. What type of struggle did Claire have when deciding to publish her work for the first time?

3. What major events took place while Claire was living in England? How and when did Claire meet her husband? What was his background?

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

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

6. What is Ourika's final "decision" when it comes to understanding and accepting her heritage as a black woman?

7. Who is Ourika? What was Ourika's history?

8. What happens after the doctor's first visit?

9. Who was Claire de Duras? What was her background?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the overall condition of St. Germain and Paris during, before and after the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. What were the major changes? How did they affect the characters in the story? What were the characters' lives like after the war was over? How did the French Revolution and Reign of Terror change the opinions and actions of the characters? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the Reign of Terror. Use historical references and cite sources. Explain the purpose of the conflict, how it began, important events and how it related to the French Revolution as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

Ourika referred to Senegal as a land of savagery. Although Ourika had negative impressions of the country, why did she wish to return? Explain what happened to Ourika in Senegal. Explain what happened to Ourika's mother. What might have happened if Ourika had stayed? Also, discuss Senegal then and now.

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