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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 other hobby does the author note for creating eyestrain like reading?

2. What language inhibits the overall artistic aspect of the book according to the author?

3. What is the title of Chapter 9 of the book?

4. How many generations of Bohemians does the author discuss in the book?

5. What is the title of Chapter 8 of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the contents of Early Draft in Chapter 14?

2. How does the author describe street fighting methods in Munich?

3. How does the author express Baudelaire's vision of urban life in the book?

4. How does the author describe the two distinctive ideas within Germany and France in regard to social order?

5. Discuss the story of a man named Gavroche in the book.

6. How is the creation of polytechnics first discussed in the book?

7. How does the author describe the plight of European men in Chapter 9?

8. How does the author define retirement in the book?

9. What does the author say is American's blind spot in the book?

10. How is the thought of relocating for work discussed in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Class struggles are a common theme found throughout the book. Part 1.) How does the author use the metaphor of street fighting to convey the class struggles of Europe? Part 2.) What boundaries does the upper class set up to ensure the failure of the lower classes? Part 3.) How do those in the lower class try and overcome their low status and become successful?

Essay Topic 2

Technology is a leading theme throughout the book that is shown evolving over the course of the book. Part 1.) What role did technology have in the success of the arcades? Part 2.) How did technology harm some aspects of society and who did it affect most? Part 3.) What triumphs did the European public find from technology and what movements did it lead to?

Essay Topic 3

The arcades play a role throughout much of the book, but their presence should be taken for more than face value. Part 1.) Why does the author try and mimic his writing to the nature of the arcades with sparse bits of information given to create a whole? Part 2.) What might the author wish for the arcades to symbolize in regards to society in the 19th century? Part 3.) Does the author wish for the arcades to serve as a vehicle to tell the story of European society's evolution over time?

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