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

2. Who is upset by how Anna Bella is treated in regard to Marcel in Section 4, Volume 1?

3. How does Marcel feel about the way he meets Christophe for the first time?

4. What is the name of a young boy that returns Christophe's key in Section 5, Volume 1?

5. Who is the author of "The Feast of All Saints"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marcel's mother react to news that he was expelled from school?

2. How do Marcel and Juliet come to sleep together for the first time?

3. What does Jean Jacques teach Marcel regarding his people?

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

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

6. How are Marcel's thoughts described on his first day of school?

7. What happens to the diaries Jean Jacques promises Marcel after he dies?

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

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

10. How does Marcel react when Christophe tells him Michael is returning to Paris is Section 6, Volume 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the nature of friendship that is presented in the book. What does friendship provide for characters like Marcel and Richard in regard to human needs that they are unable to find in other relationships? In this regard, how integral is having friends for the book's characters?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the portrayal of Europe in the book. How did the author present Europe as a more tolerant place and why do so many of the book's characters believe they will prosper if given the chance to escape there?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the presence of deception in the book. What can we learn about the nature of Philippe based on his continuous acts of deception towards the book's characters, especially his children? What message might the author be trying to send regarding the nature of white gentlemen based on the presence of deceptive behavior from them in the book?

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