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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Pauline lured away from the shop?

2. According to Claude, which person cannot be characterized into the Fat or Thin category?

3. What is Florent doing at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. Why does La Belle Lisa snoop in Florent's room?

5. What does La Belle Lisa want to do with Florent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zola uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the novel and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of La Belle Lisa. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in the market class of the mid 1800s, the time period of the novel. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

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