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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 the Russian prince, Rosanette's new lover, see her for the first time?

2. Which character is arrested in Chapter 4 of Part Two and is charged with attempted assassination?

3. Seeing which trinket incites an argument between Rosanette and Mademoiselle Vatnaz?

4. Why does Frederic decide to return to Paris at the end of Chapter 5 of Part Two?

5. What are Frederic and Marie Arnoux doing when Rosanette interrupts them in Chapter 3 of Part Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Arnoux's trusting nature lead to his business trouble with the china clay company? How does this mistake affect him?

2. How does Frederic respond when Pellerin asks him to pay for the painting of Rosanette he commissioned? What becomes of the painting in the end?

3. What does Frederic think about while he gazes at Monsieur Dambreuse's corpse? What inspires him to consider these things?

4. Who is responsible for arranging Frederic's part in the duel with Cisy? What happens to Cisy when the duel begins? How does the duel end?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. What is happening in the streets of Paris in Chapter 1 of Part Three? What is Frederic's reaction to what he sees?

10. For what position does Monsieur Dambreuse persuade Frederic to announce his candidacy? Who ends up with the position?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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