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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 tell Marie Arnoux is his only goal in life?
2. When Frederic leaves Deslauriers with his power of attorney, what is the first dishonest scheme Deslauriers considers and immediately discards?
3. Why is Monsieur Dambreuse slow to return Deslauriers' messages in Chapter 3 of Part Three?
4. Who is exploiting Arnoux in Chapter 3 of Part Three?
5. Who is traveling in the Victoria and sees Frederic accompanying Rosanette?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does the relationship between Frederic and Rosanette change at the end of Part Two? Where does he take her at the end of Chapter 6?
3. 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?
4. What is happening in the streets of Paris in Chapter 1 of Part Three? What is Frederic's reaction to what he sees?
5. How does Arnoux's trusting nature lead to his business trouble with the china clay company? How does this mistake affect him?
6. What effect does Frederic's paying Rosanette's IOU to Mademoiselle Vatnaz have on the relationship between him and Rosanette? What does he begin to notice about her?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. On what pretense does Rosanette convince Frederic to visit her? What is the misunderstanding that makes their visit so uncomfortable?
10. What does Mademoiselle Vatnaz believe the role of the woman to be? What is Rosanette's position on the subject?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the narrator of A Sentimental Education. From what perspective is the novel narrated? How does this affect the major themes of the novel? How does the narrator relate to literary realism?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the portrait of Rosanette painted by Pellerin. Why is this object significant? How does this object affect Frederic's relationships with other characters? Give at least two examples from the text.
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