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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. Ourika did not consider ____ to be a sin.
2. Which type of "costume" did Ourika wear?
3. How old was Charles at this time?
4. In which year was the King assassinated?
5. How old was Ourika when she was taken from her homeland?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Ourika perform a disservice even though she was rescued twice?
2. What were Ourika's thoughts about her future? How did those thoughts affect Mme. de B.? What were Ourika's thoughts about Charles when contemplating this new future?
3. How did Mme. de B. attempt to help Ourika? What was Ourika's solution to her troubles at this time?
4. Charles received a suggestion from one of Mme. de B.'s friends. What was the suggestion? What was Charles' reaction?
5. How did Ourika's attitude change after Charles' marriage to Anais? What was Mme. de B.'s reaction?
6. What political issues arose soon after Charles' departure? What were Ourika's thoughts on these issues?
7. How did Mme. de B. influence Ourika's imagination and social development?
8. How was Ourika affected by this new state of melancholy? What was Mme. de B.'s reaction to the change in Ourika?
9. Describe the change in the relationship between Charles at Ourika.
10. What was the only thing that allowed Ourika to be happy during this trying time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a complete character description of Mme. de B. Explain her roles in society both as a matriarch and as the patron of Ourika.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast The Code Noir (The Black Code) of 18th century France to the Jim Crow Laws of the 1960s in the United States. What are the major differences? When were the laws changed/repealed? How might Ourika have done something to influence the changes in law? Are there any such laws or codes still used today? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
In the introductory section of the book, it is said that Ourika is much different from most protagonists in literature. Is this true? If so, how? What makes Ourika different? Is that comment true of French literature or literature in general? What might have made Ourika's situation more common or appropriate for a typical protagonist? How might you portray Ourika in a more contemporary light?
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