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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. Where does Frederic spend an excessive amount of money?
2. What is the title of the novel that Frederic begins to write?
3. Why does Madame Moreau refuse to have anything to do with Monsieur Roque?
4. Where does Frederic hope to meet Marie Arnoux every time he walks through it?
5. Why does Regimbart like to visit cafés and billiard saloons?
Short Essay Questions
1. With whom does Frederic develop a friendship in Chapter 6? How do the other characters feel about this friendship?
2. What business proposition do Hussonet and Deslauriers bring to Frederic? How does Frederic respond?
3. Whom does Frederic go to call upon when he first returns to Paris? Why does he have difficulty finding this person? Who helps Frederic locate this person?
4. How does Frederic's schoolmate Baptiste Martinon live? What is his attitude towards life? How does this contrast with Frederic's attitude?
5. From whom does Madame Moreau borrow money? How does she pay off this debt? How does this affect Frederic's future?
6. What kind of trouble does Frederic discover Arnoux is experiencing? With whom does he discuss this? What does he learn?
7. What conflict does Frederic have when he finally receives his long-awaited invitation from the Dambreuses? How is it resolved?
8. What situation precludes Frederic and Deslauriers from realizing their plans together? What is Frederic's reaction to his news?
9. What are Jacques and Marie Arnoux arguing about when Frederic arrives? How does witnessing this argument affect Frederic's feelings for Marie?
10. What are some of Frederic's artistic ambitions? What art has he already produced at this point?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Revenge is a major theme in A Sentimental Education. Give two examples of acts of revenge in the novel. Why do the characters seek revenge on one another? How does money factor in to these acts of revenge?
Essay Topic 2
Marie Arnoux's parasol is an important object in A Sentimental Education. How does this object influence the action of the narrative? How does this object affect the relationship between Marie and Jacques Arnoux? What is the effect this situation has on the protagonist?
Essay Topic 3
How is the theme of honor presented in A Sentimental Education? Whose honor does Frederic defend in his duel with Cisy? Which characters in the novel can be considered honorable? Why?
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