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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. From whom does Frederic receive a second invitation on the same day he receives an invitation to Marie Arnoux's name-day party?
2. How much money do Hussonet and Deslauriers convince Frederic to invest in their political newspaper?
3. Where does Frederic begin to work after learning of his meager inheritance?
4. Where does Jacques Arnoux tell Frederic that his wife has gone?
5. What is LÁrt industriel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Sénécal's objection to Jacques Arnoux in Chapter 5? What does Sénecal believe the purpose of art to be?
2. 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?
3. With whom does Frederic develop a friendship in Chapter 6? How do the other characters feel about this friendship?
4. What are Jacques and Marie Arnoux arguing about when Frederic arrives? How does witnessing this argument affect Frederic's feelings for Marie?
5. Who is the host of the costume party to which Arnoux brings Frederic? What is this person's relationship to Arnoux?
6. How does Frederic's schoolmate Baptiste Martinon live? What is his attitude towards life? How does this contrast with Frederic's attitude?
7. What is the title of the novel that Frederic begins writing? Who are the main characters? What is it about?
8. How does the narrator describe the other people traveling on the ship with Frederic? What do they wear? What are their spirits?
9. From whom does Madame Moreau borrow money? How does she pay off this debt? How does this affect Frederic's future?
10. What is the relationship between Frederic and Deslauriers? How did it begin? What planes do they have for the future?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Deception is a major theme in A Sentimental Education. Give three examples of deception in the story and explain the consequences for the protagonist. What message is communicated about deception and truth in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Travel is an important theme in A Sentimental Education. Why is travel significant? Whom does the protagonist meet during his travels? How does traveling affect the plot of the novel? Give two examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the symbol of the cashmere shawl in A Sentimental Education. What does this item represent? What does this purchase imply about Jacques Arnoux? How does this aspect of his personality affect his relationship with his wife?
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