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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 kind of a wage does Félicité earn?
2. Who struggles the most when Paul goes away?
3. How does Virginie make the journey to Tocqueville?
4. How does Félicité lose her first job?
5. Where is Félicité's bedroom?
Short Essay Questions
1. To what extent would you say that this story is about Félicité? What do you think Flaubert wanted to say by writing a short story about a person like Félicité?
2. At the beginning of the story, what does the narrator tell us about Mme. Aubain's history?
3. How is it significant that the parrot is being eaten by maggots, but Félicité neither knows nor cares?
4. How does Félicité feel about Loulou before she begins to go deaf? How do you know?
5. How do Félicité and Mme. Aubain react to Virginie's death?
6. Think back on the story as a whole. What do you think is the major theme and why?
7. Why do you think Mme. Aubain shakes slightly when she sees Félicité respond to the news of her nephew's death?
8. On the way to Trouville, Félicité overhears Liebard talking about the woman that Theodore left her to marry, but she does not hear the end of the story. What, if any, function does this have in the story?
9. Why do you think that it struck Félicité as wrong that Mme. Aubain should die before she did?
10. Why do you think Félicité never talks about how worried she feels for Victor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The scene of Félicité's death juxtaposes her personal experience and a very public religious celebration. Consider why Flaubert chose to represent her death in this context. How does the procession impact the way we read and understand Félicité's passing?
Essay Topic 2
In this text, the sacred is frequently paired with the worldly. This is certainly true in Félicité's room and in her religious impressions, but there are also traces of it elsewhere. Where else can you see this mix of the religious and the secular? What do you think Flaubert might have meant by it? Be sure to support your analysis with specific examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
The procession of Corpus Christi recurs in this story and is a critical aspect of the imagery in the final chapter. In what ways does the significance of this particular celebration relate to the important themes in this story? You should definitely consider how it might mirror Félicité's understanding of religion, but you may also consider and discuss any other relationships that strike you. Be sure to refer to specific examples from the text in your analysis.
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