View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is angered by Marcel's friendship with a man that died?

2. What is the name of the woman that praised Marcel's friend greatly before he died?

3. Whom does Cecile tell Marcel she has sent for as his punishment in Section 4, Volume 1?

4. Who follows Marcel after he visits the grave of a friend for the first time in a book?

5. Whom does Anna Bella hear speaking derogatorily about her looks in Section 5, Volume 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Christophe tell Marcel happened to him when he first arrived in Paris?

2. How does Marcel try to learn to read in Section 3, Volume 1?

3. How is Marcel's visit to Jean Jacques grave described?

4. What happens when the men learn Michael has contracted yellow fever?

5. What is the nature of Marcel and Richard's conversation regarding Marie at the end of Section 5, Volume 1?

6. What does Juliet tell Marcel about how she feels about Michael in Section 5, Volume 1?

7. What happens when Anna Bella seeks comfort from Marcel after Michael's death?

8. How is Marcel expelled from his school at the beginning of the book?

9. What happens when Christophe catches Marcel with his mother in Section 7, Volume 1?

10. Why is Marcel not able to spend time with Anna Bella in Section 2, Volume 1 of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of jealousy in the book. What can we learn about the danger and sorrow of jealousy based on the actions from characters like Cecile and Lisette in the book?

Essay Topic 2

For many of the book's characters, physical appearance plays an important role in the way they are viewed in society.

Part 1) What impact does having a beautiful physical appearance have on Marie?

Part 2) What appears to be the desires of women of color regarding their physical appearance in the book, and why do you think they feel this way?

Part 3) How do the views of the women of color in the book about their physical appearance present an ironic condition for them to live in, in other words, how do they create more problems for themselves because of their actions towards physical appearance?

Essay Topic 3

Inequality is a leading theme presented at the very beginning of the book to the end.

Part 1) How are women and men portrayed an unequal in the book, regardless of race?

Part 2) What role does race appear to play in the presence of inequality in the book?

Part 3) Why is there a presence of inequality present in members of the same race and what factors are present to explain this?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 772 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample