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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. To whom is the IOU payable that Arnoux forces his wife to sign?
2. Why is Dussardier arrested by the police?
3. In what language does Marie Arnoux sing during the dinner party?
4. Whom does Frederic see accompanying Jacques Arnoux at the Alhambra?
5. Which character does Frederic commission Pellerin to paint a life-size portrait of?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which of Frederic's friends are invited to his housewarming party? What is their opinion of his new lifestyle?
2. What gift does Jacques Arnoux give his wife at her party? Why does he give her this particular gift? What is her reaction? What does she do with the gift during the carriage ride back to Paris?
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. When Frederic and Deslauriers begin living together in Chapter 5, what is their relationship like? How do they divide the labor and costs of living?
5. How does the narrator describe Monsieur Dambreuse in Chapter 3? What does he look like? How does he interact with Frederic during their meeting?
6. What are Jacques and Marie Arnoux arguing about when Frederic arrives? How does witnessing this argument affect Frederic's feelings for Marie?
7. Whom does Frederic see when he opens the door to the first class section? What is his impression of this person?
8. Whom does Frederic immediately go to visit when he hears that Jacques Arnoux has gone to Germany? What surprise is waiting for him? Where is the person he was looking for?
9. With whom does Frederic develop a friendship in Chapter 6? How do the other characters feel about this friendship?
10. What is Jacques Arnoux's business reputation? Why does Pellerin become so angry with him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the role of women in the A Sentimental Education? Compare and contrast the roles of Rosanette, Louise Roque, and Madame Dambreuse to that of Marie Arnoux. In what ways are their roles similar? How are they different?
Essay Topic 2
Money has a significant role throughout A Sentimental Education. Give three examples from the novel in which money significantly alters the plot of the novel and directly affects the protagonist. How is money a characteristic of the Realist novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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