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

Short Answer Questions

1. What or who does Félicité begin to associate with the parrot?

2. What condition is Loulou in at the time of Félicité's death?

3. What emotion does Félicité feel when she remembers Loulou's life?

4. What does Félicité suspect might be the cause of Loulou's death?

5. Who is opposed to the idea of Virginie attending a boarding school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the deaths of Victor and Virginie. What does each mean to Félicité? In what ways are the events the same and in what ways are they different? Why do you think that both deaths are included? What is the thematic impact of having these two deaths so close together that mirror each other in several critical ways?

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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