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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. When Frederic returns to Paris to care for the injured Dussardier, who does he find nursing him in his apartment?

2. What happens to the francs that Frederic was going to invest in Deslauriers' project?

3. Where does Marie Arnoux retire to after Frederic declares his love to her?

4. Who is the man who is dressed as a National Guard shako that Frederic meets on the stairs to Rosanette's house?

5. Who is the chairman of the Club de l'Intelligence?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

6. 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?

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. Who interrupts Frederic's romantic reunion with Marie Arnoux? How does Frederic react to this interruption? How does the intruder defend her actions?

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

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

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

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 3

Death is a major theme in A Sentimental Education. How are the major deaths in the novel described? How does Frederic react to the deaths of his son and Monsieur Dambreuse? What does this reveal about the protagonist?

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