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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. Who procures a personal letter from Dambreuse supporting Frederic's candidacy?
2. Where does Jacques Arnoux take Frederic when he would return unexpectedly and find him visiting Marie?
3. Why does Jacques Arnoux tell Marie that Rosanette is Frederic's mistress?
4. What happens to the francs that Frederic was going to invest in Deslauriers' project?
5. What does Monsieur Dambreuse propose Frederic announce his candidacy for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the painting Frederic comments upon in Dambreuse's house depict? Who painted it?
2. Who interrupts Frederic's romantic reunion with Marie Arnoux? How does Frederic react to this interruption? How does the intruder defend her actions?
3. 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?
4. What decision to Frederic make about the Arnouxs upon returning to Paris in Chapter 6 of Part Two? What request hampers his plan?
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 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. What does Frederic think about while he gazes at Monsieur Dambreuse's corpse? What inspires him to consider these things?
8. What does Frederic do with the fifteen thousand francs he requested from his solicitor to invest in Deslauriers' project? How does he explain his inability to invest this sum to Deslauriers?
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Revenge is a major theme in A Sentimental Education. Give two examples of acts of revenge in the novel. Why do the characters seek revenge on one another? How does money factor in to these acts of revenge?
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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