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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Félicité do after Virginie goes to school?

2. What do Paul's parents tell him to do when he visits Félicité?

3. What remedy was attempted to relieve Mme. Aubain's difficulty breathing?

4. What event occurs while Mme. Aubain and Félicité are going through Virginie's room that engenders a deep sense of devotion in Félicité toward Mme. Aubain?

5. Why does Félicité think that the Holy Spirit was more likely to have been a parrot than a dove?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the tone of the narrator in this story. Does the narrative guide your interpretations of events or is it a neutral voice? If you argue that it does, how? If you argue that it doesn't, how does it avoid commentary?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Mme. Aubain and Félicité's reactions to Virginie's death. How do their reactions fit in with their characters in general?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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