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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. What does Frederic throw at Cisy after he insults Marie Arnoux?
2. What does Cisy do as soon as the signal to begin the duel is given?
3. What happens to the francs that Frederic was going to invest in Deslauriers' project?
4. Who does Frederic viciously criticize at Dussardier's party?
5. Where do Frederic and Rosanette dine with Cisy and Hussonet after the races?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the beginning of Chapter 3 of Part Three, what is Frederic's attitude towards living with Rosanette? What does he consider the nicest part of the day? Where do they spend it?
2. On what pretense does Rosanette convince Frederic to visit her? What is the misunderstanding that makes their visit so uncomfortable?
3. To which club does Dussardier take Frederic to rally support for his candidacy? Who is the chairman of the club? Whom does Regimbart support instead of Frederic?
4. What significant political event takes place at the end of Chapter 6 of Part Two? What effect does this event have on the people of Paris?
5. To whom does Rosanette first turn to get the four thousand francs she needs to pay off her debts? In the end, who is it that loans the money to Frederic on her behalf? Why?
6. What does Frederic think when he sees how affected Louise Roque is by his visit? Why is Monsieur Roque interested in seeing his daughter marry Frederic?
7. How does Frederic court Madame Dambreuse? What topic of conversation is repeated between the two? How does Frederic feel about Madame Dambreuse in comparison to his other loves?
8. Why does Deslauriers go to visit Marie Arnoux? What news does he give her? What is her reaction?
9. What is revealed about Frederic during the dinner party at the Dambreuse's house in Chapter 2 of Chapter Three that Louise Roque was not aware of? What does she suggest to Frederic after the party? What is his response?
10. How does Arnoux's trusting nature lead to his business trouble with the china clay company? How does this mistake affect him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Art is a significant theme in A Sentimental Education. What type of literature does Frederic aspire to write at the beginning of the novel? What is Pellerin's opinion about the purpose of art? How does this differ from Sénécal's opinion? What statement does A Sentimental Education make about art? How is art related to money in this novel?
Essay Topic 2
Social class is an important element throughout A Sentimental Education. How does social class affect the relationships between characters in the novel? Give three examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
What is the importance of setting in A Sentimental Education? Where do the important scenes take place? In what time period is the novel set? Why is this significant?
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